All Definitions for Head
Below are all the dictionary definitions of head:
1The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
2To do with heads.
3Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
4Mind
5One's own thoughts.
6A headache
7Especially one resulting from intoxication.
8A headdress
9A covering for the head.
10An individual person.
11To do with heads.
12A single animal
13Measure word for livestock and game.
14The population of game.
15The antlers of a deer.
16The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
17The end of a table.
18The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance
19Traditionally considered a seat of honor.
20The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
21The principal operative part of a machine, tool or fastener.
22The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
23The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point
24Usually blunt and relatively wide.
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26The larger-diameter end of an unused rivet, properly the factory head or ambiguously the shop head, as opposed to the bucktail which is passed through the items to be fastened and then upset into an appropriate shape, generally pancake-shaped for a solid rivet or doughnut-shaped for a blind rivet, called the field head or ambiguously the shop head.
27Either, or in plural both, ends of a used rivet, the factory head and the field head.
28The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
29The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
30A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
31A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
32The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
33The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
34A milling head, a part of a milling machine that houses the spindle.
35The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
36The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
37The end cap of a cask or other barrel.
38The uppermost part of a valley.
39Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
40The end of an abscess where pus collects.
41The headstock of a guitar.
42A leading component.
43The top edge of a sail.
44The bow of a vessel.
45A headland.
46A title or heading in a book or other document.
47A leader or expert.
48The place of honor or command
49The most important or foremost position
50The front.
51A headteacher.
52A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
53A significant or important part.
54A beginning or end, a protuberance.
55The source of a river
56The end of a lake where a river flows into it.
57A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers
58A capitulum.
59An ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal.
60The leafy top part of a tree.
61The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
62The toilet of a ship.
63Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
64A component.
65The principal melody or theme of a piece.
66A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
67The first fraction of a distillation run, having a low boiling point.
68Headway
69Progress.
70Topic
71Subject.
72Denouement
73Crisis.
74Pressure and energy.
75A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
76The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
77More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
78Fellatio or cunnilingus
79Oral sex.
80The glans penis.
81A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
82Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
83To be in command of. (See also head up.)
84To come at the beginning or front of
85To commence.
86To strike with the head
87To move in a specified direction.
88To remove the head from (a fish).
89To originate
90To spring
91To have its course, as a river.
92To form a head.
93To form a head (on or to)
94To fit or furnish (something) with a head.
95To cut off the top of
96To lop off.
97To go in front of.
98To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop
99To oppose.
100To check or restrain.
101To set on the head.
102Foremost in rank or importance.
103Placed at the top or the front.
104Coming from in front.
105Power
106Armed force.
107To behead
108To decapitate.
109A surname from Middle English, from residence near a hilltop or the head of a river, or a byname for someone with an odd-looking head.
110Ellipsis of headline. [(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.]
About antonyms for head
Finding the right antonym for head helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.", head has 2 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.
Each antonym carries a slightly different shade of opposition. Rear is the most direct opposite in most situations. Foot works well when the context calls for a more nuanced contrast.
When choosing an antonym, consider the connotation, formality level, and audience. Some alternatives work better in casual conversation while others shine in academic or professional writing. For example, using a more formal antonym in a business email can elevate your tone, while a casual antonym might feel more natural in creative writing or dialogue.
It is also worth noting that not all antonyms are perfectly interchangeable. The context of your sentence, the surrounding words, and the intended emotional impact all play a role in selecting the best opposite word. The list above provides the most common and useful antonyms for head, but always read your sentence aloud to ensure the chosen word flows naturally.