head
/hed/ noun [C]Definition
BODY › the part of your body above your neck which contains your brain, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, etc and on which your hair grows: He fell and hit his head on the table.
MIND › your mind: All these thoughts were going round in my head.
ORGANIZATION › the person who is in charge of an organization: Her father is the head of an oil company.
SCHOOL (also head teacher) UK › the person in charge of a school: You'll have to ask the head if you can have a day off school.
FRONT/TOP › the front or top part of something: Who is that at the head of the table?
£10/$6, etc a head › costing £10/$6, etc for each person: The meal costs £20 a head.
heads › the side of a coin that has a picture of someone's head on it: Heads or tails?
→ See also hit the nail on the head → See also a roof over your head → See also off the top of your head (Definition of head noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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