- 6. Person, individual.
- 7. Chief, chieftain, leader, principal, commander, master, director, superintendent, coryphæus.
- 8. First place, place of honor.
- 9. Understanding, intellect, mind, thought.
- 10. Topic, subject.
- 11. Class, division, section, department, category.
- 12. Height (of water applicable to the driving of a water-wheel).
- 13. (Arch.) Capital.
Head, a.
- 1. Chief, principal, highest, first, leading, main, grand.
- 2. (Naut.) Adverse (said of the wind), contrary.
Head, v. a.
- 1. Lead, direct, command, govern, rule.
- 2. Put a head on, fit with a head.
- 3. Get in front of (in order to stop), intercept, head off.
Head, v. n.
- 1. Form a head (said of a plant).
- 2. Tend, be pointed, be directed, aim, be aimed.
Headache, n. Cephalalgy.
Head and ears. Completely, entirely, wholly.