I.
noun
1 part of the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ bare
▪ bald
▪ shaved
▪ blonde , dark , fair , grey/gray , greying/graying
▪ bent , bowed
▪
She sat with bowed ~.
▪ throbbing
▪ severed
▪
The city gates were adorned with severed ~s.
▪ crowned ( figurative )
▪
The message was sent to all the crowned ~s (= kings and queens) of Europe.
VERB + HEAD
▪ poke , pop , put , stick
▪
He put his ~ around the door.
▪ bob , cock , crane , incline , jerk , tilt , turn
▪
She jerked her ~ in the direction of the door.
▪ lift , raise
▪ bend , bow , drop , duck , hang , lower
▪
He hung his ~ in shame.
▪ swing , throw back , toss
▪
He threw his ~ back and laughed out loud.
▪ nod , shake
▪
They nodded their ~s in agreement.
▪
She shook her ~ in disbelief.
▪ scratch
▪
He scratched his ~, not understanding a word.
▪
Detectives have been left scratching their ~s over the stolen painting. ( figurative )
▪ bang , hit
▪ pat , rub
▪ clutch , hold
▪
He lay writhing on the ground, clutching his ~ in pain.
▪ bury
▪
She buried her ~ in the pillow.
▪ cover
▪ lay , lean , rest
▪
She rested her ~ on his shoulder.
▪ shave
▪
He shaved his ~ and became a monk.
HEAD + VERB
▪ ache , pound , throb
▪ bob , jerk , nod , tilt , turn
▪
Her ~ tilted to one side as she considered the question.
▪ droop , drop , fall , hang down , hang low
▪
His ~ drooped and tears fell into his lap.
▪ rest
▪ hit sth
▪
I'm normally asleep as soon as my ~ hits the pillow.
HEAD + NOUN
▪ injury
▪ cold
PREPOSITION
▪ above your ~
▪
The thunder burst with a grand crash above our ~s.
▪ over your ~
▪
The soldiers were ordered to fire over the ~s of the crowd.
PHRASES
▪ from ~ to foot , from ~ to toe
▪
We were covered from ~ to foot in mud.
▪ a fine, full, good, thick, etc. ~ of hair (= a lot of hair)
▪
a woman with a beautiful ~ of chestnut hair
▪ have, hold, put, etc. your ~ in your hands
▪
He put his ~ in his hands, exasperated.
▪ ~ first
▪
He dived ~ first into the water.
▪
She got divorced and rushed ~ first into another marriage. ( figurative )
▪ a nod of the ~
▪
The ambassador dismissed him with a curt nod of the ~.
▪ a shake of the ~
▪
She declined with a brief shake of the ~.
2 mind
ADJECTIVE
▪ clear , cool , level
▪
She needed to keep a clear ~ if she was to remain in control.
▪ good
▪
I have a good ~ for figures.
VERB + HEAD
▪ use
▪
I wish you'd use your ~ (= think carefully before doing or saying something) .
▪ enter
▪
It never entered my ~ that he might be lying.
▪ pop into
▪
It was the first name that popped into my ~.
▪ get it into
▪
When will you get it into your ~ (= understand) that I don't want to discuss this any more!
▪
For some reason she got it into her ~ ( = started to believe ) that the others don't like her.
▪ put sth into
▪
Who's been putting such weird ideas into your ~?
▪ get sth out of , put sth out of
▪
I can't get that tune out of my ~.
▪
Try to put the exams out of your ~ for tonight.
▪ bother
▪
Don't bother your pretty little ~ with things like that!
▪ clear
▪
I decided to go for a walk to clear my ~.
HEAD + VERB
▪ spin
▪
He could feel his ~ spinning after only one drink.
PREPOSITION
▪ in your ~
▪
I can't work it out in my head—I need a calculator.
▪ inside your ~
▪
It was an accident, said a voice inside his ~.
PHRASES
▪ can't get your ~ round sth (= can't understand sth) ( BrE , informal )
▪
She's dead. I can't get my ~ round it yet.
▪ need your ~ examined
▪
He looked at me as if I needed my ~ examined (= as if I were crazy) .
▪ your thick ~ (= used to show that you are annoyed that sb does not understand sth) ( informal )
▪
When will you get it into your thick ~ that I don't want to see you again!
3 heads side of a coin
VERB + HEADS
▪ call
▪
I called ~s and it came down tails.
▪ come down , come up ( esp. AmE )
PHRASES
▪ ~s or tails?
4 of a group, organization, school, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ assistant , deputy
▪ department , departmental
▪ nominal , titular
▪
He is only the nominal ~ of the company.
▪
The Queen is titular ~ of the Church of England.
▪ former
HEAD + NOUN
▪ coach , gardener , teacher ( BrE ), waiter
▪ boy , girl (= in a school) (both BrE )
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of department
▪ the ~ of the family , the ~ of the household
▪ a ~ of government , a ~ of state
▪
a summit meeting of ~s of state
▪ the ~ of the group
II.
verb
1 go
ADVERB
▪ north , northwards , etc.
▪
We ~ed west for two days.
▪ down , off , out , up , etc.
▪ back
▪
Let's ~ back home.
▪ home
PREPOSITION
▪ back to
▪
We ~ed straight back to school.
▪ for
▪
He turned and ~ed for the door.
▪ towards/toward
▪
She stood up and ~ed towards/toward the exit.
2 ( also head up ) be in charge of sth
VERB + HEAD
▪ appoint sb to
▪
She has been appointed to ~ up the research team.
Head is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ boat , ↑ footstep , ↑ traffic , ↑ train
Head is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ball , ↑ bill , ↑ cast , ↑ coalition , ↑ commission , ↑ committee , ↑ delegation , ↑ department , ↑ division , ↑ enquiry , ↑ expedition , ↑ field , ↑ firm , ↑ force , ↑ goal , ↑ government , ↑ group , ↑ household , ↑ investigation , ↑ list , ↑ panel , ↑ party , ↑ procession , ↑ regime , ↑ task force , ↑ team , ↑ way