heads
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
An inflected form of head · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 968 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,877 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains also: caput he stuck his head out the window
- a single domestic animal 200 head of cattle
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason also: mind, brain, psyche, nous his mind wanderedI couldn't get his words out of my head
- a person who is in charge also: chief, top dog the head of the whole operation
- the front of a military formation or procession the head of the column advanced boldlythey were at the head of the attack
- the pressure exerted by a fluid a head of steam
heads in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They sat wearily down once more, to further torture their tormented heads for a plan that would work.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Chop off the heads of as many infidels as you will, but leave Englishmen alone, be they dukes or commoners.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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He ate suppers in those night restaurants where people throw the bottles at each other’s heads after drinking their contents.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The wiser heads shook gravely as they told you that city should be sarnty, meaning the house by the causeway.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Tom had never seen such enormous trees, and as he looked up he fancied that the blue sky rested on their heads.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1