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• she nodded her head in agreement.
• he shook his head in disbelief.
• the boys hung their heads in shame.
• she turned her head to look at him.

head

1. the part of the body on top of the neck containing the eyes, nose, mouth and brain
• SEE ALSO death’s head
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/death-s-head
• She nodded her head in agreement.
• He shook his head in disbelief.
• The boys hung their heads in shame.
• She turned her head to look at him.
• They bowed their heads in prayer.
• She tilted her head back and closed her eyes.
• to raise/lift/lower your head
• He was shot in the head and died ten minutes later.
• The driver suffered head injuries.
• He still has a good head of hair (= a lot of hair).

Extra Examples

• a woman with a beautiful head of chestnut hair
• He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his head in pain.
• He put his head around the door.
• He put his head in his hands, exasperated.
• He scratched his head, not understanding a word.
• He shaved his head and became a monk.
• He threw his head back and laughed out loud.
• Her head tilted to one side as she considered the question.
• His head drooped and tears fell into his lap.
• I banged my head on the door frame.
• I'm normally asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
• She declined with a brief shake of the head.
• She jerked her head in the direction of the door.
• She rested her head on his shoulder.
• She sat with bowed head.
• The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the head.
• The city gates were adorned with severed heads.
• The soldiers were ordered to fire over the heads of the crowd.
• The thunder burst with a grand crash above our heads.
2. the mind or brain
• SEE ALSO big-head
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/big-head
• I sometimes wonder what goes on in that head of yours.
• I wish you'd use your head (= think carefully before doing or saying something).
• The thought never entered my head.
• His head was spinning (= he felt dizzy or confused) after only one drink.
• I can't work it out in my head—I need a calculator.
• She started hearing voices in her head.
• Who's been putting such weird ideas into your head (= making you believe that)?
• I can't get that tune out of my head.
• Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them).

Extra Examples

• It was the first name that popped into my head.
• It was an accident, said a voice inside his head.
• I decided to go for a walk to clear my head.
• He looked at me as if I needed my head examined.
• Don't bother your pretty little head with things like that!
• It never entered my head that he might be lying.
3. the size of a person’s or animal’s head, used as a measurement of distance or height
• She's a good head taller than her sister.
• The favourite won by a short head (= a distance slightly less than the length of a horse's head).
4. a continuous pain in your head
• SYNONYM headache
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headache
• I woke up with a really bad head this morning.
5. the person in charge of a group of people or an organization
• the heads of government/state
• She resigned as head of department.
• I've asked the department head for an appointment.
• a former head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• He is deputy head of the National Railway Museum.
• the crowned heads (= the kings and queens) of Europe
• I was head coach of a Little League basketball team in Pittsburgh.
• the head gardener/chef/waiter

Extra Examples

• He is only the nominal head of the company.
• The Queen is titular head of the Church of England.
• The Bishop is head of the Church in Kenya.
6. the person in charge of a school or college
• SYNONYM headmaster
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headmaster
• I've been called in to see the Head.
• the deputy head

Extra Examples

• I remember sitting outside the Head's office waiting to be called in.
• She is deputy head of Greenlands Comprehensive, a struggling inner city school.
• The minister has written to every secondary head in Scotland.
7. the side of a coin that has a picture of the head of a person on it, used as one choice when a coin is tossed to decide something
• COMPARE tail
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tail_2
• I called heads and it came down tails.
8. the end of a long narrow object that is larger or wider than the rest of it
• SEE ALSO bedhead
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bedhead
• the head of a nail
9. the top or highest part of something
• at the head of the page
• They finished the season at the head of their league.
10. the place where a river begins
• SYNONYM source
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/source_2
11. the most important seat at a table
• The President sat at the head of the table.
12. the position at the front of a line of people
• The prince rode at the head of his regiment.
13. the mass of leaves or flowers at the end of a stem
• Remove the dead heads to encourage new growth.
14. the mass of small bubbles on the top of a glass of beer
15. the part of a spot on your skin that contains a thick yellow liquid (= pus)
• SEE ALSO blackhead
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/blackhead
16. the component of a sound or video recording system that converts data on the disk or tape into digital electronic data (and the other way round)
17. used to say how many animals of a particular type are on a farm, in a herd, etc.
• 200 head of sheep
18. the pressure produced by steam in a small space
• The old engine still manages to build up a good head of steam.
19. oral sex (= using the mouth to give somebody sexual pleasure)
• to give head
20. the central part of a phrase, which has the same grammatical function as the whole phrase. In the phrase ‘the tall man in a suit’, man is the head.
21. to force people to stop arguing and behave in a sensible way
22. to keep trying to do something that will never be successful
• Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
23. to be much better than other people or things
• His performance stood head and shoulders above the rest.
24. to shout at somebody in an angry way, especially without reason
25. if you bring a situation to a head or if a situation comes to a head, you are forced to deal with it quickly because it suddenly becomes very bad
• The chairman's resignation finally brought matters to a head.
• The dispute finally came to a head in March that year.
• Things came to a head when several of the nurses made a formal complaint.
26. to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it
27. to be unable to understand something
• I couldn't make head nor tail of what he was saying.
28. to make somebody feel confused, upset and/or annoyed
• Shut up! You're doing my head in.
29. to be able to do something very easily and without having to think too much
30. to make somebody remember something by repeating it a lot of times
31. covering your whole body
• We were covered from head to foot in mud.
• She was dressed from head to toe in red.
32. to sleep
• I managed to get my head down for an hour.
33. to avoid attracting attention to yourself
34. to be able to understand or accept something
• She's dead. I can't get my head round it yet.
35. to start to understand or think something
• When will you get it into your head that I don't want to discuss this any more!
• For some reason she's got it into her head that I don't like her.
36. to allow somebody to do what they want without trying to stop them
37. to give somebody hopes about something that may not be possible or likely; to make somebody act or think in an unreasonable way
• Who's been putting ideas into his head?
38. to deal with somebody in a very direct and determined way
• The company will be going head to head with the giant of the pharmaceuticals market.
39. to make you feel drunk
• That glass of wine has gone straight to my head.
40. to make you feel too proud of yourself in a way that other people find annoying
41. to be aware of everything that is happening around you, even things that seem difficult or impossible to see
• You can’t get away with anything in her class. She has eyes in the back of her head.
42. to be a sensible person
43. to be good at something
• to have a head for figures/business
44. if somebody does not have a head for heights, they feel nervous and think they are going to fall when they look down from a high place
45. to be reading
• She always has her nose in a book.
46. to be thinking about something that is not connected with what you are doing
47. to have ideas, plans, etc. that are not realistic
48. to be a sensible person
49. to have somewhere to live
• Thanks to Bob’s generosity, I still have a roof over my head.
50. for each person
• The meal worked out at $20 a head.
51. moving forwards or downwards with your head in front of the rest of your body
• He fell head first down the stairs.
52. without thinking carefully about something before acting
• SYNONYM headlong
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/headlong_1
• She got divorced and rushed head first into another marriage.
53. your head feels as though it is going round and round and you cannot balance, especially because you are ill or confused or have had a shock; to make you feel like this
• Her head was spinning from the pain.
• His theories on economics are enough to make your head spin.
54. loving somebody very much
• He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.
55. used to ask somebody which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards when it is tossed in order to decide something by chance
56. used to say that some people will be punished because of something that has happened
57. to say something that is exactly right
58. to force somebody to do something that they do not want to do, by making threats
59. to be proud of or not feel ashamed about something that you have done
• She managed to hold her head high and ignore what people were saying.
60. used to threaten somebody that you will hit them
61. involved in something that is too difficult for you to deal with
• After a week in the new job, I soon realized that I was in over my head.
62. to remain calm in a difficult situation
• She needed to keep a clear head if she was to remain in control.
63. to deal with a difficult situation, especially one in which you have financial problems, and just manage to survive
• I’m not sure how much longer we’ll be able to keep our heads above water.
64. to avoid attracting attention to yourself
• If I were you, I’d keep your head down for a couple of weeks.
65. to laugh very loudly and for a long time
66. to laugh, etc. a lot and very loudly
67. to act according to what you feel rather than to what you think is sensible
68. in a bad mood; in an angry way
• I should keep out of his way. He’s like a bear with a sore head this morning.
69. to become unable to act in a calm or sensible way
70. to be crazy
71. to not spend time/effort on something, because it is not important or you are not interested in it
72. to not hurt somebody physically in any way
73. just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
• I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
74. used to describe a young person who acts in a more sensible way than you would expect for a person of their age
75. used to tell somebody that they will have to accept any unpleasant results of something that they decide to do
• Tell him the truth if you want to, but on your own head be it!
76. crazy
77. not knowing what you are saying or doing because of the effects of alcohol or drugs
78. too difficult or complicated for somebody to understand
• A lot of the jokes went (= were) right over my head.
79. to a higher position of authority than somebody
• I couldn't help feeling jealous when she was promoted over my head.
• I’m not happy that you went over my head to ask for this time off.
80. an amount of money that is offered for capturing or killing somebody
• Ever since he killed the gang’s leader, there has been a price on his head.
81. to risk losing your job, damaging your reputation, etc. by doing or saying something
• It's not a matter that I'm prepared to put my head on the block for.
82. to think about or discuss something as a group
83. if something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it appears or happens
84. to make you feel that you can still hear something
• His warning was still ringing in my ears.
85. to think hard in order to find an answer to something
• Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime.
86. to make people think about something in a completely different way
87. to be remembered for a long time
• One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind.
88. to suddenly start thinking something, especially something that other people think is stupid
89. to suddenly decide to do something, especially something that other people think is stupid
90. a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol
• You’re going to have a thick head in the morning!
91. to make a person feel too proud in a way that other people find annoying
92. used to say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone
93. used to tell somebody to think about something, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said something stupid
• ‘Why don't you want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your head!’

Word Origin

• Old English hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt.