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heads

The word “heads” has 1 syllable: heads

It's pronounced as /hɛdz/

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In the thesaurus, “heads” has 569 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for heads along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for heads

Antonyms for heads

Meanings of heads

  • noun
    1. The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
    2. The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
    3. (social, metonymy) A leader or expert.
    4. A significant or important part.
    5. Headway; progress.
    6. Topic; subject.
    7. Denouement; crisis.
    8. (fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.
    9. Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
    10. The glans penis.
    11. A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
    12. Power; armed force.
    13. A pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
    14. That part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
    15. The side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar.
    16. Draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.
    17. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
    18. High-grade marijuana.
  • interjection
    1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads.
  • verb
    1. To be in command of. (See also head up.).
    2. To come at the beginning of; to commence.
    3. To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball.
    4. To move in a specified direction.
    5. To remove the head from a fish.
    6. To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
    7. To form a head.
    8. To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
    9. To cut off the top of; to lop off.
    10. To behead; to decapitate.
    11. To go in front of.
    12. To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
    13. (by extension) To check or restrain.
    14. To set on the head.

Example Sentences

  • All the students nodded their heads in agreement.
  • The coins landed with two heads showing.
  • She shook her head and then pointed to the heads of the line.
  • The company promoted several heads of departments last month.
  • The teacher counted the heads present in the classroom.

On this page you'll find 625 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to heads, such as: Dunkirks, about-faces, abysses, accompanies, acidheads, acmes, acumens.

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