head

noun (BODY PART)

/hed/

Definition

A1 [C] the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and brain are: Put this hat on to keep your head warm. He banged his head on the car as he was getting in. She nodded/shook her head (= showed her agreement/disagreement).The head › [S] a person or animal when considered as a unit: Dinner will cost £20 a/per head (= for each person). I did a quick head count (= calculated how many people there were). They own a hundred head of (= 100) cattle.Particular and individual › [S] a measure of length or height equal to the size of a head: Her horse won by a head. Paul is a head taller than Andrew.Measurements of length and distance

(Definition of head noun (BODY PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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