head
- head
1. obsolete to kill by beheading
As in the modern use, where we head gooseberries etc. by taking the top off:
Has not heading and publickly affixing the head been thought sufficient for the most atrocious state crimes? (Maidment, 1868)
A heading was such an execution, carried out by a heading-man on a heading-hill, for the convenience of onlookers.
2. head(s)
a lavatory on a ship
Originally, in a warship, but now general:
There was a small head off the little cabin. (Sanders, 1977)
He heard the liquid pour in the bowl of the heads. (W. Smith, 1979)
3. a narcotics addict
Alluding to the effect on the mind. Usually in combination as, for example, snow-head, a person addicted to cocaine.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms.
R. W. Holder.
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Head — (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief}, {Cadet},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Head — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anthony Head (* 1954), englischer Schauspieler Antony Head, 1. Viscount Head (1906–1983), britischer Brigadegeneral der British Army sowie Politiker der Conservative Party Barclay V. Head (1844–1914),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Head — (h[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Headed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heading}.] 1. To be at the head of; to put one s self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Head On — may refer to: * Head on collision, a type of vehicular collision. * Head On (album), a 1975 album by Bachman Turner Overdrive * Head On , a song originally recorded by The Jesus and Mary Chain and covered by the Pixies * Head On Memories of the… … Wikipedia
head-on — adj. 1. characterized by direct opposition; as, a head on confrontation. Syn: head to head. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head on fashion; to meet a problem head on. Syn: downright, flat footed, forthright,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Head — (h[e^]d), a. Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Head on — Titre original Gegen die Wand Réalisation Fatih Akin Acteurs principaux Birol Ünel : Cahit Sibel Kekilli : Sibel Catrin Striebeck : Maren Meltem Cumbul : Selma, la cousine Scénario Fatih Akin Photographie Rainer Klausmann … Wikipédia en Français
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