Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unheaded, headless
adj
Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having hair of a specified color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: headless, unheaded
adj
Heading in a certain direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of head
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: headless
adjective
having a heading or caption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unheaded
adjective satellite
of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having a heading or course in a certain direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed From head (“noun”) + -ed.
See head (verb).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
