Definition of head

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Head (v. t.) To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship..

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Knapweed :: Knapweed (n.) The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
Hood :: Hood (n.) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers his head; a cowl..
Cob :: Cob (n.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round like a head.
Frost :: Frost (v. t.) To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather..
Shovelhead :: Shovelhead (n.) A shark (Sphryna tiburio) allied to the hammerhead, and native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also bonnet shark..
Cephalotripsy :: Cephalotripsy (n.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
Pronephron :: Pronephron (n.) The head kidney. See under Head.
Bump :: Bump (v. t.) To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall..
Beetlehead :: Beetlehead (n.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover..
Numps :: Numps (n.) A dolt; a blockhead.
Catfall :: Catfall (n.) A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead.
Nasofrontal :: Nasofrontal (a.) Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth..
Gilthead :: Gilthead (n.) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge..
Knurled :: Knurled (a.) Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin..
Trundlehead :: Trundlehead (n.) The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the drumhead of the lower of two capstans on the sane axis..
Concertmeister :: Concertmeister (n.) The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra; the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.
Station :: Station (n.) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.
Dolt :: Dolt (n.) A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard..
Bullhead :: Bullhead (n.) In America, several species of Amiurus; -- called also catfish, horned pout, and bullpout..
Trinitarianism :: Trinitarianism (n.) The doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine that there are three distinct persons in the Godhead.
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