head

/hed/ n [C/U] (BODY PART)

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› the part of the body that contains the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and the brain: [C] She nodded her head in agreement. › A head is also the approximate length of a head used as a measurement: [C] Carlos is almost a head taller than Manuel.

(Definition of head n (BODY PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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he’s
head adj MAIN
head and shoulders above someone/something idiom
head count n
head n BODY PART
head n LEADER
head n MIND
head n TOP
head over heels (in love) idiom
head someone off phrasal verb STOP MOVEMENT

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