Head ::
Head (n.) The
uppermost, foremost, or most
important part of an
inanimate object; such a part as may be
considered to
resemble the head of an
animal; often, also, the
larger, thicker, or
heavier part or
extremity, in
distinction from the
smaller or
thinner part, or from the point or edge; as, the head of a cane, a nail, a
spear, an ax, a mast, a sail, a ship; that which
covers and
closes the top or the end of a
hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam
boiler..