head synonyms

head

n.

  1. The skull

    brainpan, scalp, brain box, pate, crown, headpiece, pow (Scotch), poll, bean*, noggin*, coconut*, noodle*, nut*, nob*, loaf (British); see also cranium.

  2. A leader or supervisor

    commander, commanding officer, ruler; see administrator, leader 2.

  3. The top

    summit, peak, crest; see top 1.

  4. The beginning

    front, start, source; see origin 2.

  5. A climax

    acme, turning point, end; see climax, crisis.

  6. Stored power

    latent force, static energy, potential energy; see energy 3.

  7. An attachment

    cap, bottle top, cork; see cover 1, fixture.

  8. *Intelligence

    brains, foresight, ingenuity; see judgment 1.

  9. A headline

    leader, caption, title; see headline.

  10. *A drug user

    hippie, acidhead*, pothead*; see addict.

come to a head

culminate, reach a crisis, come to a climax; see climax.

get it through one's head

learn, comprehend, see; see understand 1.

give one his head

permit, condone, approve; see allow 1.

go to one's head

stir mentally, stimulate, intoxicate, make one arrogant; see excite 1.

hang <strong>or </strong>hide one's head

repent, be sorry, be ashamed, grieve; see regret.

keep one's head

remain calm, keep one's self-control, hold one's emotions in check; see restrain 1.

lose one's head

become excited, get angry, go mad, rave; see rage 1.

make head

make headway, progress, go forward, proceed; see advance 1.

make head or tail of

comprehend, apprehend, see; see understand 1.

one's head off

greatly, extremely, considerably; see much 1.

on <strong>or </strong>upon one's head

burdensome, taxing, strenuous; see difficult 1.

out of <strong>or </strong>off one's head*

crazy, delirious, raving; see insane 1.

over one's head

incomprehensible, not understandable, hard; see difficult 2.

put <strong>or </strong>lay heads together

consult, talk over, confer; see discuss.

take it into one's head

conceive, concoct, devise; see invent 2.

head

v.

  1. To lead

    direct, oversee, supervise; see command 2, manage 1.

  2. To travel

    go, set out, head for; see travel 2.

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