with the obverse side of a coin uppermost, esp if it has a head on it: used as a call before tossing a coin
Compare tails
2. the heads
Examples of 'heads' in a sentence
heads
Then we'll make the final arrangements when our heads are clear.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
Women with bundles of washing on their heads walked past without seeing us.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
All related terms of 'heads'
head
Your head is the top part of your body, which has your eyes, mouth, and brain in it.
pressure head
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
sheephead
a trick-taking card game originating in Germany and belonging to the Skat family of games
cylinder head
the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block . In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanisms
gov
Gov. is a written abbreviation for → governor .
governor
In some systems of government, a governor is a person who is in charge of the political administration of a region or state.
gubernator
a governor
headline
A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.
read-write head
an electromagnet that can both read and write information on a magnetic medium such as magnetic tape or disk
heads up
a tip-off or small amount of information given in advance
the heads
people in authority
heads roll
said to mean that the people responsible or in positions of power when something goes wrong are punished , usually by losing their job or position
turn heads
to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive that people are attracted to you and cannot help looking at you or paying attention to you
head up
The person who heads up a group, organization , or activity is the leader of it.
heads will roll
If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened , you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs .
put heads together
to consult or scheme together
base head
a person who is addicted to cocaine
big head
If you describe someone as a big head , you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
dead-head
To dead-head a plant which is flowering means to remove all the dead flowers from it.
hard head
semirefined tin containing iron
head for
to go or cause to go (towards)
head off
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.
read head
a part of a recording device that senses data on a carrier medium such as a disk or tape
rev-head
a motor-sport enthusiast
tape head
a device which converts electrical signals to magnetic fluctuations and back again; used in tape recorders
year head
a senior teacher who is responsible for a year in a secondary school
year tutor
a senior teacher who is responsible for a year in a secondary school
dummy head
a model of the human head with a microphone in each ear intended to receive sound in binaural and surround sound reproduction and transmission
erase head
an electromagnet that can erase information on a magnetic medium
fluid head
The fluid head is the pressure which is measured by the height to which fluid that is being pumped can be raised by the pressure.
loose head
the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum
river head
the source of a river
rugby head
a male follower of rugby culture
short head
a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
sound head
the part of a film projector that reproduces the sound in a film
tight head
the prop on the hooker's right in the front row of a scrum
crowned head
a monarch
deputy head
a vice-principal
flower head
an inflorescence in which stalkless florets are crowded together at the tip of the stem
machine head
a metal peg-and-gear mechanism for tuning a string on an instrument such as a guitar
pointy-head
an intellectual
poppet head
the framework above a mining shaft that supports the winding mechanism
pudding-head
a person lacking intelligence
running head
a heading printed at the top of every page or every other page of a book
shower head
the part of a shower that the water comes through
snake's head
a European fritillary plant, Fritillaria meleagris, of damp meadows , having purple-and-white chequered flowers
swelled head
an inflated view of one's own worth, often caused by sudden success
swivel head
A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly .
swollen head
an inflated view of one's own worth , often caused by sudden success
talking head
Talking heads are people who appear in television discussion programmes and interviews to give their opinions about a topic .