animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

muzzle - forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

external body part - any body part visible externally

ear - the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

arteria basilaris, basilar artery - an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear

brain, encephalon - that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

human head - the head of a human being

skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"

temple - the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"

domestic animal - any of various domesticated animals

cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

noddle - an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle"

tabula rasa - a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)

ego - (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

unconscious, unconscious mind - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware

subconscious, subconscious mind - psychic activity just below the level of awareness

leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others

administrator, executive - someone who manages a government agency or department

administrator, decision maker - someone who administers a business

capo - the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate

department head - the head of a department

don, father - the head of an organized crime family

superior general, general - the head of a religious order or congregation

general manager - the highest ranking manager

grand dragon - a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan

head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe

secretary - a person who is head of an administrative department of government

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

force per unit area, pressure, pressure level - the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

top - the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

origin, source, root, rootage, beginning - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

grammar - studies of the formation of basic linguistic units

word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

abscess - symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue

linear unit - a unit of measurement of length

plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

chancellor - the honorary or titular head of a university

educator, pedagogue - someone who educates young people

headmaster, schoolmaster, master - presiding officer of a school

headmistress - a woman headmaster

individual - a single organism

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

acid head - someone who takes LSD

drug user, substance abuser, user - a person who takes drugs

hash head - a user of hashish

pill head - a consumer of amphetamine pills

pothead - someone who smokes marijuana habitually

object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

foam, froth - a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid

forepart, front end, front - the side that is forward or prominent

juncture, occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

advance, progression, progress - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"

mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"

arrow, pointer - a mark to indicate a direction or relation

subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"

matter of fact, question of fact - a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide

matter of law, question of law - a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide

crosshead, crossheading - a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text

headline, newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article

lemma - the head of an annotation or gloss

rubric - a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type

running head, running headline - a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book

subhead, subheading - a heading of a subdivision of a text

statute title, title, rubric - a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"

line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"

anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"

anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"

skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

coil - reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

coin - a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

face - the striking or working surface of an implement

club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball

hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

hammerhead - the striking part of a hammer

ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something

john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can - a room equipped with toilet facilities

bolt - a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

pinhead - the head of a pin

projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

screw - a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head

drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end

membrane - a thin pliable sheet of material

sexual perversion, perversion - an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse

cunnilinctus, cunnilingus - oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris

fellatio, fellation - oral stimulation of the penis

sixty-nine, soixante-neuf - oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people

go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

take, make - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

direct - be in charge of

chair, chairman - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"

captain - be the captain of a sports team

spearhead - be the leader of; "She spearheded the effort to find a cure for the disease"

take charge, take control, take hold - assume control

precede, lead - move ahead (of others) in time or space

draw away - move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race

head up, head - be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"

head, lead - travel in front of; go in advance of others; "The procession was headed by John"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

dock - haul into a dock; "dock the ships"

sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

pull over - steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed"

crab - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

stand out - steer away from shore, of ships

starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders

conn - conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

navigate, pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

canalise, canalize, channel - direct the flow of; "channel infomartion towards a broad audience"

corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?"

control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise - come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"

crown - form the topmost part of; "A weather vane crowns the building"

take form, take shape, spring, form - develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"