All related terms of 'headed'

Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.

the upper or front part of the body in vertebrates , including humans, that contains and protects the brain , eyes , mouth , and nose and ears when present

A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.

If you describe someone as big-headed , you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.

blindly obstinate ; stubborn , headstrong , or stupid

If you describe someone as cool-headed , you mean that they stay calm in difficult situations.

having gray hair

You use hard-headed to describe someone who is practical and determined to get what they want or need , and who does not allow emotions to affect their actions.

If you describe someone as hot-headed , you are criticizing them for acting too quickly, without thinking of the consequences .

(of a sail ) pointed at the top or head

astute ; shrewd ; sagacious

If you describe someone as pig-headed , you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable .

A red-headed person is a person whose hair is between red and brown in colour.

lacking intelligence or sense

confused or muddled

with a head shaped like a bullet

If you describe someone as clear-headed , you mean that they are sensible and think clearly , especially in difficult situations.

If you describe someone as empty-headed , you mean that they are not very intelligent and often do silly things.

If you describe a person as level-headed , you mean that they are calm and sensible even in difficult situations.

If you feel light-headed , you feel rather unsteady and strange , for example because you are ill or because you have drunk too much alcohol .

stupid ; blundering; confused

characterized by seriousness and lack of excess

having hair that is silvery or grey , usually from age

confused, unclear , impractical , etc. in thought

If you describe someone as wrong-headed , you mean that although they act in a determined way, their actions and ideas are based on wrong judgments.

conceited

conceited

notepaper headed with the name and address of a person or organization

a small gull , Chroicocephalus ridibundus , that breeds in much of Europe and Asia , and often scavenges in towns

a long thin stick with a curved or round top made of gold

→ acanthocephalan

to go or cause to go (towards)

If you head off a person, animal, or vehicle, you move to a place in front of them in order to capture them or make them change the direction they are moving in.

The person who heads up a group, organization , or activity is the leader of it.

To dead-head a plant which is flowering means to remove all the dead flowers from it.

If you describe a problem or subject as hoary , you mean that it is old and familiar .

Nautical See under gaff 1 (sense 3 ) Also called : gaff-headed sail ( ˈɡæfˌhedɪd )

a favourite ; darling

If someone head-butts you, they hit you with the top of their head.

If cloth or clothing shrinks , it becomes smaller in size, usually as a result of being washed .

a frivolous person

an intellectual