n. 25B6; noun
her head hit the wall : skull, cranium, crown; informal nut, noodle, noggin, dome; Brit. informal bonce; informal, dated conk, noddle.
he had to use his head : BRAIN(S), brainpower, intellect, intelligence; wit(s), wisdom, mind, sense, reasoning, common sense; informal nous, savvy, grey matter; Brit. informal loaf; N. Amer. informal smarts.
she had a good head for business : APTITUDE, faculty, talent, gift, capacity, ability; mind, brain.
the head of the church : LEADER, chief, controller, governor, superintendent, headman; commander, captain; director, manager; principal, president, premier; informal boss, boss man, kingpin, top dog, Mr Big, skipper, numero uno, head honcho; Brit. informal gaffer, guv'nor; N. Amer. informal sachem, big kahuna.
the head of the queue : FRONT, beginning, start, fore, forefront; top.
the head of the river : SOURCE, origin, well head, headspring, headwater; poetic/literary wellspring.
beer with a head : FROTH, foam, bubbles, spume, fizz, effervescence; suds.
back, mouth.
25B6; adjective the head waiter : CHIEF, principal, leading, main, first, prime, premier, top, highest, supreme, top-ranking; N. Amer. ranking; informal top-notch.
subordinate.
25B6; verb
the procession was headed by the mayor : LEAD, be at the front of; be first, lead the way.
a team headed by a line manager : COMMAND, control, lead, run, manage, direct, supervise, superintend, oversee, preside over, rule, govern, captain; informal be the boss of.
he was heading for the exit : MOVE TOWARDS, make for, aim for, go in the direction of, be bound for, make a beeline for; set out for, start out for.
25A0; at the head of IN CHARGE OF, controlling, commanding, leading, managing, running, directing, supervising, overseeing; at the wheel of, at the helm of.
25A0; come to a head REACH A CRISIS, come to a climax, reach a critical point, reach a crossroads; informal come to the crunch.
25A0; go to someone's head
the wine has gone to my head : INTOXICATE, befuddle, make drunk; informal make woozy; formal inebriate.
her victory went to her head : MAKE CONCEITED, make someone full of themselves, turn someone's head, puff someone up.
25A0; head someone/something off
he went to head off the cars : INTERCEPT, divert, deflect, redirect, re-route, draw away, turn away.
they headed off a row : FORESTALL, avert, ward off, fend off, stave off, hold off, nip in the bud, keep at bay; prevent, avoid, stop.
25A0; keep one's head KEEP/STAY CALM, keep one's self-control, maintain one's composure; informal keep one's cool, keep one's shirt on.
25A0; lose one's head LOSE CONTROL, lose one's composure, lose one's equilibrium, go to pieces; panic, get flustered, get confused, get hysterical; informal lose one's cool, freak out, crack up; Brit. informal go into a (flat) spin, throw a wobbly.