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head

 
/hed/ n [C] (MIND)

Definition

the mind and mental abilities: She has a good head for figures. If you’d just use your head (= think clearly and carefully), you would realize that you are better off living where you are. Someone offered me the ticket, and your name popped into my head.
(Definition of head n (MIND) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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