Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb head
5 of 6 senses of head
Sense 1
head
=> take make
Sense 2
head, lead
=> chair, chairman
=> captain
=> spearhead
=> take hold take charge, take control
Sense 3
lead, head
=> draw away
Sense 5
steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide
=> dock
=> sheer
=> stand out
=> starboard
=> conn
=> navigate, pilot
=> channel, canalize, canalise
=> corner
=> park
Sense 6
head
=> surmount
=> crown
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb head
5 of 6 senses of head
Sense 1
head
=> take make
Sense 2
head, lead
=> chair, chairman
=> captain
=> spearhead
=> take hold take charge, take control
=> attend
=> move in on
Sense 3
lead, head
=> draw away
Sense 5
steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide
=> dock
=> drydock
=> sheer
=> stand out
=> starboard
=> conn
=> navigate, pilot
=> astrogate
=> channel, canalize, canalise
=> corner
=> park
=> angle-park
=> parallel-park
=> double-park
Sense 6
head
=> surmount
=> pinnacle
=> crown
Entailment of verb head
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb head
6 senses of head
Sense 1
head
=> proceed, go forward, continue
Sense 2
head, lead
=> direct
Sense 3
lead, head
=> precede, lead
Sense 4
head, head up
=> be
Sense 5
steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide
=> control, command
Sense 6
head
=> lie
Familiarity of verb head
head used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb head
Sense 3
lead, head
=> precede, lead
Sense 4
head, head up
=> be
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Sense 1
head
=> proceed, go forward, continue
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Sense 2
head, lead
=> direct
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Sense 5
steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide
=> control, command
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Sense 6
head
=> lie
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Grep of noun head
acid head
addle-head
alfred north whitehead
armed bullhead
arrowhead
atomic warhead
ax head
axe head
baldhead
bankhead
beachhead
bighead
bitthead
blackhead
blockhead
bluehead
bonehead
bonnethead
bowhead
bridgehead
brown bullhead
bufflehead
bulkhead
bullethead
bullhead
club head
clubhead
command overhead
command processing overhead
common arrowhead
copperhead
cow's head
crosshead
crowned head
cylinder head
deadhead
death's-head moth
death's head
department head
dickhead
disk overhead
dragon's head
dragonhead
drumhead
dunderhead
egghead
false dragon head
false dragonhead
fathead
fiddlehead
figurehead
flathead
floodhead
flower head
forehead
fountainhead
fuckhead
go-ahead
godhead
golfclub head
hammerhead
hash head
head
head-shrinker
head ache
head blight
head cabbage
head cabbage plant
head cold
head count
head covering
head crash
head game
head gasket
head gate
head honcho
head lettuce
head lice
head linesman
head louse
head nurse
head of hair
head of household
head of state
head register
head restraint
head rhyme
head sea
head shop
head smut
head start
head teacher
head tone
head voice
head waiter
head word
headache
headache powder
headband
headboard
headcheese
headcount
headcounter
headdress
header
headfast
headfish
headful
headgear
headhunter
heading
headlamp
headland
headlight
headline
headliner
headlinese
headlock
headman
headmaster
headmastership
headmistress
headmistressship
headphone
headpiece
headpin
headquarters
headquarters staff
headrace
headrest
headroom
headsail
headscarf
headset
headshake
headshaking
headship
headshot
headsman
headspace
headspring
headstall
headstand
headstock
headstone
headwaters
headway
headwind
headword
hogshead
horsehead
hothead
human head
hydrostatic head
knucklehead
krauthead
letterhead
little-head snakeweed
loggerhead
long-head coneflower
lunkhead
magnetic head
maidenhead
masthead
medusa's head
muttonhead
nailhead
nominal head
nuclear warhead
overhead
pill head
pinhead
pithead
pothead
pudden-head
pudding head
railhead
ram's-head
ram's-head lady's slipper
read/write head
redhead
rotor head
roundhead
running head
saphead
sheepshead
shithead
shovelhead
showerhead
skinhead
sleepyhead
smalleye hammerhead
smooth hammerhead
snake's head fritillary
snakehead
spearhead
spreadhead
stagger head
staggered head
staghead
stairhead
stephead
subhead
swelled head
swellhead
talking head
tallulah bankhead
thermonuclear warhead
thickhead
trail head
turk's head
turtlehead
valve-in-head engine
warhead
wellhead
whitehead
Overview of noun head
The noun head has 32 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (208) head, caput -- (the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
2. (21) head -- (a single domestic animal: "200 head of cattle")
3. (7) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
4. (6) head, chief, top dog -- (a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation")
5. (6) head -- (the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack")
6. (3) head -- (the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam")
7. (1) head -- (the top of something "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list")
8. (1) fountainhead, headspring, head -- (the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream")
9. (1) head, head word -- ((linguistics) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent)
10. head -- (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))
11. head -- (the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head")
12. capitulum, head -- (a dense clusters of flowers or foliage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce")
13. principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
14. head -- (an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head")
15. head -- ((informal) a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads")
16. head -- (a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet")
17. head -- (the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam")
18. forefront, head -- (the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column")
19. pass, head, straits -- (a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")
20. headway, head -- (forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale")
21. point, head -- (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north")
22. question, head -- (the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets")
23. heading, head -- (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text")
24. head -- (the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus")
25. head -- (that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves)
26. read/write head, head -- ((computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk)
27. head -- ((usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!")
28. head -- (the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer")
29. head -- (a toilet on board a boat or ship)
30. head -- (a projection out from one end "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin")
31. drumhead, head -- (a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum)
32. oral sex, head -- (oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head")
Overview of verb head
The verb head has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (29) head -- (to go or travel towards: "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains")
2. (19) head, lead -- (be in charge of "Who is heading this project?")
3. (3) lead, head -- (travel in front of go in advance of others: "The procession was headed by John")
4. (2) head, head up -- (be the first or leading member of (a group))
5. (2) steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
6. head -- (be in the front of or on top of "The list was headed by the name of the president")
Overview of adj head
The adj head has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) arch, boss, chief, head, top -- ((of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators")
2. (1) head -- ((grammar) of a word in a phrase; the word playing the same grammatical role in the sentence that the phrase itself plays; "the head noun in the phrase `fresh fish' is `fish,' which is the direct object in the sentence `I bought fresh fish'")
Antonyms of adj head
2 senses of head
Sense 1
arch(postnominal), boss(postnominal), chief(postnominal), head(postnominal), top(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA important) -> unimportant
Sense 2
head(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA significant) -> insignificant, unimportant
Similarity of adj head
2 senses of head
Sense 1
arch(postnominal), boss(postnominal), chief(postnominal), head(postnominal), top(postnominal)
=> important (vs. unimportant), of import
Sense 2
head(postnominal)
=> significant (vs. insignificant), important
Attributes of adj head
Familiarity of adj head
head used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj head
ahead
drumhead
head
head-in-the-clouds
head-on
headed
headfirst
headless
headlike
headlong
heads-up
headstrong
heady
overhead
Overview of noun head
The noun head has 32 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (208) head, caput -- (the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
2. (21) head -- (a single domestic animal: "200 head of cattle")
3. (7) mind, head, brain, psyche, nous -- (that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
4. (6) head, chief, top dog -- (a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation")
5. (6) head -- (the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack")
6. (3) head -- (the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam")
7. (1) head -- (the top of something "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list")
8. (1) fountainhead, headspring, head -- (the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream")
9. (1) head, head word -- ((linguistics) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent)
10. head -- (the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates))
11. head -- (the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head")
12. capitulum, head -- (a dense clusters of flowers or foliage: "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce")
13. principal, school principal, head teacher, head -- (the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
14. head -- (an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head")
15. head -- ((informal) a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads")
16. head -- (a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet")
17. head -- (the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam")
18. forefront, head -- (the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column")
19. pass, head, straits -- (a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")
20. headway, head -- (forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale")
21. point, head -- (a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north")
22. question, head -- (the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets")
23. heading, head -- (a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text")
24. head -- (the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus")
25. head -- (that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves)
26. read/write head, head -- ((computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk)
27. head -- ((usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!")
28. head -- (the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer")
29. head -- (a toilet on board a boat or ship)
30. head -- (a projection out from one end "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin")
31. drumhead, head -- (a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum)
32. oral sex, head -- (oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head")
Overview of verb head
The verb head has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (29) head -- (to go or travel towards: "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains")
2. (19) head, lead -- (be in charge of "Who is heading this project?")
3. (3) lead, head -- (travel in front of go in advance of others: "The procession was headed by John")
4. (2) head, head up -- (be the first or leading member of (a group))
5. (2) steer, maneuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
6. head -- (be in the front of or on top of "The list was headed by the name of the president")
Overview of adj head
The adj head has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) arch, boss, chief, head, top -- ((of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators")
2. (1) head -- ((grammar) of a word in a phrase; the word playing the same grammatical role in the sentence that the phrase itself plays; "the head noun in the phrase `fresh fish' is `fish,' which is the direct object in the sentence `I bought fresh fish'")
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