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head
noun
the
top
part
of
your
body
that
contains
the
brain
,
eyes
,
ears
,
nose
and
mouth
•
Tom
put
a
hat
on
his
head
to
stay
warm
.
Tom
put
a
hat
on
his
head
to
stay
warm
.
•
The
ball
lightly
bounced
off
her
head
,
but
she
laughed
and
kept
playing
.
The
ball
lightly
bounced
off
her
head
,
but
she
laughed
and
kept
playing
.
Old
English
“
hēafod
”,
of
Germanic
origin
,
related
to
German
“
Haupt
”
meaning
“
main
”
or
“
chief
”.
noun
the
person
who
leads
or
is
in
charge
of
a
group
,
organization
,
or
activity
•
Maria
was
elected
head
of
the
student
council
.
Maria
was
elected
head
of
the
student
council
.
•
The
head
of
the
company
announced
a
new
policy
.
The
head
of
the
company
announced
a
new
policy
.
Sense
extended
from
the
physical
top
part
to
the
person
positioned
at
the
top
of
a
hierarchy
in
Middle
English
.
noun
the
front
,
top
,
or
leading
part
of
something
•
Sam
sat
at
the
head
of
the
table
during
dinner
.
Sam
sat
at
the
head
of
the
table
during
dinner
.
•
There
is
a
fountain
at
the
head
of
the
street
.
There
is
a
fountain
at
the
head
of
the
street
.
Transferred
meaning
from
bodily
position
(
top
)
to
spatial
position
of
objects
by
late
Middle
English
.
noun
your
mind
or
the
place
where
you
keep
thoughts
and
memories
•
An
idea
suddenly
popped
into
my
head
.
An
idea
suddenly
popped
into
my
head
.
•
Keep
the
rules
in
your
head
during
the
exam
.
Keep
the
rules
in
your
head
during
the
exam
.
Figurative
sense
of
“
head
”
as
the
seat
of
thought
dates
from
the
14th
century
.
verb
-
head
,
heading
,
heads
,
headed
to
move
or
travel
in
a
particular
direction
•
Let
’
s
head
home
before
it
gets
dark
.
Let
’
s
head
home
before
it
gets
dark
.
•
The
ship
is
heading
north
.
The
ship
is
heading
north
.
From
earlier
sense
of
‘
to
be
at
the
head
’,
later
meaning
‘
to
move
first
toward
’.
noun
a
single
person
or
animal
when
you
are
counting
them
as
units
•
The
farmer
owns
sixty
head
of
cattle
.
The
farmer
owns
sixty
head
of
cattle
.
•
Dinner
costs
twenty
dollars
per
head
.
Dinner
costs
twenty
dollars
per
head
.
Originates
from
medieval
herd-counting
,
where
each
animal
was
tallied
by
its
head
.
verb
-
head
,
heading
,
heads
,
headed
to
be
in
charge
of
or
lead
something
•
She
will
head
the
marketing
team
.
She
will
head
the
marketing
team
.
•
Dr
.
Kim
heads
the
research
project
.
Dr
.
Kim
heads
the
research
project
.
Same
root
as
noun
‘
head
’,
referring
to
the
person
at
the
top
,
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
15th
century
.
forehead
noun
the
flat
area
of
your
face
above
the
eyebrows
and
below
the
hairline
•
Anna
wiped
the
sweat
from
her
forehead
after
the
long
run
.
Anna
wiped
the
sweat
from
her
forehead
after
the
long
run
.
•
The
doctor
placed
a
cool
cloth
on
the
child's
forehead
to
bring
down
the
fever
.
The
doctor
placed
a
cool
cloth
on
the
child's
forehead
to
bring
down
the
fever
.
Old
English
foreheafod
,
from
fore-
“
front
”
+
heafod
“
head
,”
meaning
the
front
part
of
the
head
.
noun
(
literary
,
archaic
)
boldness
or
shameless
confidence
in
a
person
’
s
manner
•
He
had
the
forehead
to
argue
with
the
teacher
after
arriving
an
hour
late
.
He
had
the
forehead
to
argue
with
the
teacher
after
arriving
an
hour
late
.
•
The
court
was
shocked
by
the
criminal's
sheer
forehead
as
he
laughed
at
the
verdict
.
The
court
was
shocked
by
the
criminal's
sheer
forehead
as
he
laughed
at
the
verdict
.
The
figurative
sense
grew
in
Middle
English
from
the
idea
that
a
bold
person
‘
shows
the
front
of
the
head
’
without
fear
.