head
/hed/
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Translation
The part of your body above your neck, with your eyes, ears, mouth, and brain.
Word origin
From Old English heafod, the word for the top part of the body.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- heafod
Grammar
Gender
Pluralheads
Examples
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"Head" means the top part of the body, above the neck.
nodded .
"Heads" is the plural, here meaning more than one head.
company.
Here "head" means the person who leads or is in charge.
"Head" usually means the top part of your body, where your eyes, ears, and mouth are. It can also mean the person who leads a group, as in "the head of the school".
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