Term: head
head (noun) /hed/
the main meaning – a body part;
Similar to: leader; chief; boss; director; principal; chairperson
Definition: the person in charge of an organization, group, or department; the individual at the top of a hierarchy.
Translation: vadītājs, priekšnieks, direktors, galva
Examples: “She was recently appointed as the head of the marketing department.”
(verb) /hed/
Similar to: lead; direct; guide; supervise; manage
Definition: to be in charge of a group or organization; or to move in a particular direction.
Translation: vadīt, būt priekšgalā, doties, virzīties
Examples:”She was chosen to head the new research department.”
“If we leave now, we can head toward the city before the traffic starts.”
“Who is going to head the committee for the annual gala?”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
head (noun)1.
the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth
2.
a) the seat of the intellect - mind two heads are better than one
b) a person with respect to mental qualities - let wiser heads prevail
c) natural aptitude or talent - a good head for figures
d) mental or emotional control - poise a level head
e) - headache
3.
the obverse of a coin - usually used in plural
4.
a) - person individual count heads
b) one of a number (as of domestic animals)
5.
a) the end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot - the head of the table head of a sail
b) the source of a stream
c) either end of something (as a drum) whose two ends need not be distinguished
6.
as - director leader
a) - headmaster
b) one in charge of a division or department in an office or institution
7.
a) - capitulum
b) the foliaged part of a plant especially when consisting of a compact mass of leaves or close fructification - a head of lettuce
8.
a) the leading element of a military column or a procession
b) - headway
9.
a) the uppermost extremity or projecting part of an object - top
b) the striking part of a weapon, tool, or implement
c) the rounded proximal end of a long bone (as the humerus)
d) the end of a muscle nearest the origin
e) the oval part of a printed musical note
10.
a) a body of water kept in reserve at a height , also the containing bank, dam, or wall
b) a mass of water in motion
11.
a) the difference in elevation between two points in a body of fluid
b) the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point expressible as this height , broadly pressure of a fluid
12.
a) the bow and adjacent parts of a ship
b) a ship's toilet , broadly - toilet
13.
the approximate length of the head of a horse - won by a head
14.
the place of leadership, honor, or command - at the head of her class
15.
a) (1) a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
(2) a separate part or topic
b) a portion of a page or sheet that is above the first line of printing
16.
the foam or scum that rises on a fermenting or effervescing liquid (as beer)
17.
a) the part of a boil, pimple, or abscess at which it is likely to break
b) culminating point of action - crisis events came to a head
18.
a) a part or attachment of a machine or machine tool containing a device (as a cutter or drill) , also the part of an apparatus that performs the chief function or a particular function
b) an electromagnet used as a transducer in magnetic recording for recording on, reading, or erasing a magnetic medium (as tape or a disk)
19.
an immediate constituent of a construction that can have the same grammatical function as the whole (as in “an old man”, “a very old man”, or “the man in the street”) - man
20.
a) one who uses a drug - often used in combination pothead
b) a devoted enthusiast - aficionado often used in combination computerhead
21.
often vulgar - fellatio cunnilingus usually used with give
1.
of, relating to, or intended for the head
2.
- principal chief head cook
3.
situated at the head
4.
coming from in front - head sea
transitive verb
1.
- behead
2.
a) to put a head on fit a head to - head an arrow
b) to form the head or top of - tower headed by a spire
3.
to act as leader or head to - head a revolt
4.
a) to get in front of so as to hinder, stop, or turn back
b) to take a lead over (as a racehorse) - surpass
c) to pass (a stream) by going round above the source
5.
a) to put something at the head of (as a list)
b) to stand as the first or leading member of - heads the list of heroes
6.
to set the course of - head a ship northward
7.
intransitive verb
to drive (as a soccer ball) with the head
1.
to form a head - this cabbage heads early
2.
to point or proceed in a certain direction - the fleet was heading out
3.
to have a source - originate
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
head (adjective)highest in rank or authority
SYNONYMS:
chief, commanding, first, foremost, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, topRELATED WORDS:
high-level, senior; controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory; main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign ( sovran); ascendant ( ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermostNEAR ANTONYMS:
ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary; assistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under1.
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
SYNONYMS:
bean, block, dome, mazard ( mazzard), nob, noddle, noggin, noodle, nut, pate, pollRELATED WORDS:
cranium, crown, scalp, skull; occiput2.
the place of leadership or command
SYNONYMS:
chair, driver's seat, headship, helm, rein(s)RELATED WORDS:
chieftainship, commandership, directorship; forefront, lead, vanguard; captainship, chairmanship, deanship, dictatorship, generalship, governorship, kingship, mastership, mastery, premiership, presidency, presidentship, superintendency; dominance, dominion, jurisdiction, sovereignty ( sovranty), sway, upper hand; eminence, height, pedestal, pinnacle, seat, throne, topNEAR ANTONYMS:
ranks3.
a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid
SYNONYMS:
froth, head, lather, spume, suds, surfRELATED WORDS:
mousse; mist, spindrift, spray; scum4.
a member of the human race
SYNONYMS:
baby, being, bird, bod, body, character, cookie ( cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wightRELATED WORDS:
hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebodyNEAR ANTONYMS:
animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter5.
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
SYNONYMS:
boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hourRELATED WORDS:
contingency, possibility; climax, turning point; happening, landmark, milestone; condition, pass, situation, strait; deadlock, impasse, stalemate; corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot; eleventh hour, last minute6.
the beginning part of a stream
SYNONYMS:
head, headstream, sourceRELATED WORDS:
fountain, fountainhead, geyser, headspring, hot spring, spring, wellspring; branch, feeder, tributary7.
the highest part or point
SYNONYMS:
acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, head, high noon, high tide, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenithRELATED WORDS:
bloom, blossom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday, prime; cap, ceiling, roof; extreme, extremity, tip, vertex; high, highlight, highspotNEAR ANTONYMS:
abyss, base, foot; minimum8.
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
SYNONYMS:
daylights, head, marbles, reason, saneness, sanity, wit(s)RELATED WORDS:
rationality, reasonableness, sense; health, healthfulness, healthiness, wholesomeness; clearheadedness, lucidity, lucidness, normalcy, normality, soundness; wisdomNEAR ANTONYMS:
delusion, hallucination; delirium, frenzy, hysteria9.
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
SYNONYMS:
brain, cerebrum, head, psyche, thinkerRELATED WORDS:
belfry, gray matter, intellect, intelligence, loaf [], noodle, reason, skull; acumen, alertness, astuteness, brilliance, insight, judgment ( judgement), mentality, perception, perspicacity, sagacity, sapience, wisdom, wit; awareness, cognizance, consciousness, self-awareness, self-consciousness10.
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
SYNONYMS:
boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, helmsman, honcho, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmasterRELATED WORDS:
directress, mistress; administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up; leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor; dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign ( sovran); figurehead; slave driver; baron, czar ( tsar tzar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince; big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun; cohead, coleader; employer, gaffer [], ganger []; micromanager; subchief, subdirectorNEAR ANTONYMS:
dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling11.
a bank of earth constructed to control water
SYNONYMS:
dike, embankment, head, leveeRELATED WORDS:
breakwater, jetty, seawall; breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, rampart; canal, channel, ditch, gutter, trough; lock; barricade, barrier, block; floodgate, sluice; barrage, milldam, stank [], weir12.
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
SYNONYMS:
bath, bathroom, bog, can, cloakroom, comfort station, convenience, head, john, latrine, lavatory, loo, potty, restroom, washroom, water closetRELATED WORDS:
commode, pan [], pot; garderobe, jakes, outhouse, privy; half bath, powder room; ladies [], ladies' room, men's room13.
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
SYNONYMS:
addict, dopehead, druggie ( druggy), fiend, freak, head, hophead, hype, junkie ( junky), stoner, userRELATED WORDS:
acidhead, cokehead, crackhead, pothead, speed freak; burnout14.
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
SYNONYMS:
addict, aficionado ( afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué ( habitue), head, hound, junkie ( junky), lover, maniac, maven ( mavin), nut, suckerRELATED WORDS:
groupie; admirer, amateur, collector, connoisseur, dilettante; authority, expert; adherent, convert, cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, votary; advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, exponent, friend, patron, promoter, proponent, supporter; partisan ( partizan), zealot; booster, rooter, well-wisher; faddistNEAR ANTONYMS:
nonadmirer; belittler, carper, critic, detractor15.
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
SYNONYMS:
caption, head, header, headline, rubric, titleRELATED WORDS:
banner, streamer; catch word, guide word, running head; greeting, salutation; superscript, superscription; subhead, subheading, subtitle16.
a special and usually inborn ability
SYNONYMS:
aptitude, bent, endowment, faculty, flair, genius, gift, head, knackRELATED WORDS:
affinity, bias, disposition, habitude, impulse, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn; ear, eye, mind, nose; feel, hang, instinct, touch, way; capability, competence, facility, proficiency, skill; capacity, potential, power; forte, specialism, speciality, specialtyNEAR ANTONYMS:
disability, handicap, inability, incapacity; shortcoming, weakness1.
to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
SYNONYMS:
bear, makeRELATED WORDS:
aim, bend, direct, point, turn; beeline, light out, put, put out, set off, set out, strike, take off; face, orient, steer; about-face, back, come about, come round, cut, incline, put about, reverse, swerve, tack, turn back, veer, wheel, yaw2.
to be at the front of
SYNONYMS:
headRELATED WORDS:
precede; announce, herald; accompany, attend, escort, usherNEAR ANTONYMS:
conclude, end, finish, stop, terminate; tail, tailgate; dog, follow, trail3.
to be in charge of
SYNONYMS:
captain, handle, head, overlook, oversee, quarterback, superintend, superviseRELATED WORDS:
administer, command, control, direct, guide, manage, order, run, shepherd, show, steer; monitor, preside (over); govern, reign, rule4.
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
SYNONYMS:
bear, extend, go, head, lead, lieRELATED WORDS:
cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse5.
to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
SYNONYMS:
bend, cast, direct, head, hold, level, pinpoint, set, trainRELATED WORDS:
sight; bear, face; concentrate, focus; incline, orient, steerNEAR ANTONYMS:
avert, curve, deflect, detour, divert, rechannel, shunt, sidetrack6.
to serve as leader of
SYNONYMS:
boss, captain, command, head, spearheadRELATED WORDS:
control, dominate; direct, govern, handle, manage, oversee, regulate, run, superintend, superviseNEAR ANTONYMS:
bow (to), comply (with), defer (to), follow, obey, serve, submit (to), yield (to)7.
to cut off the head of
SYNONYMS:
behead, guillotine, headRELATED WORDS:
decollate; prune, shorten, trim; scalp