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Meanings of head in English

Portuguese
promontório
Catalan
promontori
Spanish
promontorio
Wikidata

A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

promontório
Russian
голова
Portuguese
céfalo
Spanish
sesera
Catalan
cap
Wikidata

Anterior anatomical region in many animals, which tends to contain sensory and nervous organs and orifices for ingestion and breathing.

голова
Russian
гальюн
Wikidata

Ship's toilet.

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гальюн
Wikidata

HTML element.

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Usage of head in English
1
Forget the politicians going head-to-head on Morning Ireland or The Last Word.
The Irish Times
2
He choked; the blood beat in his head; he was at bursting-point.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
3
The problem is that animation is far more expensive than talking-head interviews.
The Guardian
4
However, one issue raised its head just days into his presidency: Marikana.
The South African
5
In red ink across the head of the paper were the words:
The Ear in the Wall
6
He tackled AT&T's problems head-on and laid out a clear action plan.
Confessions of a wall street analyst: a true story of inside inf...
7
And in fact the head in the nightcap was lifted at once.
War and Peace
8
The head of the German was in the depths of the pool.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
9
The head of the lizard was in the jaws of the death-adder.
My Tropic Isle
10
His head was in the clouds; the star was drawing his wagon.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
11
The figure in sealskin looked very girlish; the veiled head was bowed.
It Happened in Egypt
12
Channel 4's Dispatches tonight tackles one uncomfortable aspect of this challenge head-on.
The Guardian
13
Practise thinning in the winter time and head back in the summer.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 9, 1917
14
Photo: Photosport Ieremia said the changes were made to meet Tonga head-on.
Radio NZ
15
The law instructed firms to behave like 'a good head of family'.
Modern Times
16
Sime shook his head wisely; this was in accordance with his ideas.
Brood of the Witch-Queen