Object

• notepaper: What was wrong with a nice little letter on headed notepaper from Lady Olive Portland in her capacity as Chair of the Governors?

Followed by an intransitive particle

• off: We headed off to bed... these two guys had know idea what was around the corner.

Adjective modifier

• bald: Why should Mr Shorter's bald head belong to Captain Fraser?

• hydrostatic: The flysheet is 190T PU coated polyester with taped seams giving a hydrostatic head of 1500mm.

• former: The legal situation was that the former head of the National Bank could not refuse to fulfill a payment order from the government.

Adjective complement

• east: We head back from the Tibetan border south until we reach the Jiri road, heading east.

Modifies a noun

• injury: Head injuries: For a minor knock or bump, put on a cold damp cloth.

• office: The Corporation head office may be located anywhere in the world.

• teacher: Log books are diaries kept by the head teacher.

• coach: Michiel Bartman has been appointed head coach at Vesper Boat Club, Philadelphia, USA.

• gasket: Just over 2000 miles after I replaced the head gasket I passed the Metro onto friends who also use it for commuting.

Preposition: in

• sand: The ostrich for sticking its head in the sand?

• shame: I could walk in here [ to the Gresham ] and hang my head in shame but I'm not going to do that.

Preposition: of

• department: Head of department is Danny Simpson, recognized to be a ' leader in the field ' for his civil liberties criminal work.

Noun used with modifier

• cylinder: More than enough load to generate valve seat recession on a ' soft ' leaded only cylinder head.