noun
head (human, animal)
from head to foot
taller by a head
person, human head; (invariable plural) animal, head (of animal)
5 shillings per head: each person gets 5 shillings
to count heads
a hundred head of cattle
mind, memory; talent
to head a list
to reckon in one's head
transitive verb
to be the head, to be the top (of something)
from head to foot
taller by a head
topping, cutting off the top (of a tree) ((also) to head down)
5 shillings per head: each person gets 5 shillings
to count heads
a hundred head of cattle
to put at the beginning, to write at the beginning (in a chapter...)
to head a list
to reckon in one's head
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