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# head

«head» in Mova's school dictionary: **the top part of your body, with your eyes, nose, mouth…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (head, heads); verb (head, heads, headed, heading); adjective (head teacher, head chef)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Your head is the top part of your body, with your eyes, nose, mouth, ears and brain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m1)

2) The head of a group is the leader or the person in charge, like the head teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m2)

3) The head of something is its top or front part, like the head of the table or the head of a line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m3)

4) Heads is the side of a coin with a face on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m4)

5) To head somewhere is to go towards it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m5)

6) To head a ball is to hit it with your head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m6)

7) A head of lettuce or cabbage is one whole one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

One per animal or person, used for counting animals (heads and legs); the heads side of a coin in chance problems. In science: the brain is in the head; wear a helmet to protect your head. In stories: the knight headed for the castle. Phrases: «head home», «head start», «heads or tails», «per head», «use your head», «head over heels».

### examples

- The farm has 20 heads and 56 legs of hens and cows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x1)
- Each head of lettuce costs 2 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x2)
- The coin landed on heads 7 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x3)
- They headed home after 3 hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x4)
- Always wear a helmet to protect your head on a bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x5)
- Our head teacher talked at assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x6)
- Use your head and think before you answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x7)
- The ticket costs 5 dollars per head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x8)
- "Yes," she said, nodding her head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/#x9)

### note

Counting heads counts animals or people (one each); heads-and-legs puzzles compare legs. «Per head» means for each person. Trap: «a head of lettuce» is one lettuce, not a body part. A fair coin gives heads about half the time. Hit your head hard? Tell an adult.

### In the corpora

- [Work can be tiring in the head, not only in the body.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/11/)
- [A bad picture fades faster if you fill your head with something else, like a favourite place, a game or a song.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/22/)
- [A rest is a written silence with a length you count, so the music keeps moving in your head while you stay quiet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/2-reading-music-notes-beats-and-rhythm/10/)
- [A song stuck in your head is called an earworm; scientists call it involuntary musical imagery, and most people get them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/5-the-songs-on-everyones-phone-streaming-playlists-earworms/5/)
- [On a real head the eyes sit about halfway down, not near the top.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/12-drawing-lines-shapes-and-drawing-what-you-really-see/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «head» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/head/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.