head-on

/ˈhedˈɔn/, /-ˈɑn/ adj, adv

Definition

› direct or directly: We should have sat down and addressed the issues head-on. › If two vehicles hit head-on, their fronts hit each other directly: The head-on collision left three people dead.

(Definition of head-on adj, adv from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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head start n
head up something phrasal verb
head v BE AT TOP
head v GO
head v LEAD
head-on adj, adv
head-to-head adj, adv
headache n PAIN
headache n PROBLEM
headband n
headdress n

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