Body part above the neck

noun

1. The upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth

   "nodded his head in agreement"

2. The seat of the intellect mind

   "two heads are better than one"

3. A person with respect to mental qualities

   "let wiser heads prevail"

4. Natural aptitude or talent

   "a good head for figures"

5. Mental or emotional control poise

   "a level head"

6. Headache
7. The obverse see obverse of a coin
8. Person, individual

   "count heads"

9. One of a number (as of domestic animals)

   "sold twenty head of cattle"

10. The end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot

    "the head of the table"

11. The source of a stream or river

    "the head of the Nile"

12. Either end of something (such as a drum) whose two ends need not be distinguished
13. Headmaster
14. One in charge of a division or department in an office or institution

    "the head of the English department"

15. Capitulum
16. The foliaged part of a plant especially when consisting of a compact mass of leaves, flowers, or fruit

    "a head of lettuce"

17. The leading element of a military column or a procession
18. Headway

    "Often, she had to fight for her head as the press of sail buried her bow."

19. The uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object top

    "the head of a bolt"

20. The striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement

    "the head of an ax"

21. The rounded proximal end of a long bone (such as the humerus)
22. The end of a muscle nearest the origin
23. The oval part of a printed musical note
24. A body of water kept in reserve at a height
25. A mass of water in motion (as in a rip current)
26. The difference in elevation between two points in a body of fluid
27. The resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point expressible as this height
28. The bow and adjacent parts of a ship
29. A ship's toilet
30. The approximate length of the head of a horse

    "won by a head"

31. The place of leadership, honor, or command

    "at the head of her class"

32. A portion of a page or sheet that is above the first line of printing
33. The foam or scum that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid (such as beer)
34. The part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break
35. Culminating point of action crisis

    "events came to a head"

36. A part or attachment of a machine or machine tool containing a device (such as a cutter or drill)

    "turret head of a lathe"

37. An electromagnet used as a transducer for recording on, reading, or erasing a magnetic medium (such as tape or a disk)
38. An immediate constituent of a construction that can have the same grammatical function as the whole (such as man in "an old man," "a very old man," or "the man in the street")
39. One who uses a drug
40. A devoted enthusiast aficionado
41. Fellatio, cunnilingus

adjective

1. Of, relating to, or intended for the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth of, relating to, or intended for the head see head

   "head injuries"

2. Principal, chief

   "head cook"

3. Located at the end that is upper or higher situated at the head see head

   "head sails"

4. Coming from in front

   "head sea"

verb

1. Behead
2. To put the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement on fit a head see head to

   "head an arrow"

3. To form the uppermost extremity or projecting part of to form the head or top of

   "tower headed by a spire"

4. To act as leader or director of to act as head see head to

   "head a revolt"

5. To get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back

   "head a herd of cattle"

6. To take a lead over (as in a race) surpass
7. To pass (a stream) by going round above the source
8. To place something at the beginning or top of (something) in order to introduce or categorize to put something at the head of (something, as a list)

   "Each page was headed with the writer's name."

9. To stand as the first or leading member of

   "heads the list of heroes"

10. To set the course of

    "head a ship northward"

11. To hit and propel (something, such as a soccer ball) with the head see head

    "headed the ball into the goal"

12. To form a compact mass of leaves or fruit to form a head see head

    "This type of cabbage heads early."

13. To point or proceed in a certain direction

    "headed south"

14. To have a source originate

    "The river heads in those mountains."

adverb

1. Beyond comparison by far

   "head and shoulders above the competition"

noun

1. A foolish or eccentric person

noun

1. A common cold centered in the nasal passages and adjacent mucous tissues

noun

1. Mind game

adjective

1. Unwilling to recognize or acknowledge a problem or situation

   "the government's usual head-in-the-sand response"

noun

1. A football linesman

noun

1. A sucking louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) that lives on the human scalp