head

The word “head” means the part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth. In plain terms, the top part of the body, or, more broadly, the person or thing in charge, or to lead/move toward somewhere.

“Head” is pronounced hehd (/hɛd/ in IPA).

Here is “head” used in a sentence: “She turned her head to look at him.”

Depending on how it is used, “head” can be a noun, a verb and an adjective.

The word “head” comes from Old English. From Old English heafod, going back through Germanic to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "head" or "cup" — a distant relative of "cape," "chief," and "captain.".

“Head” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Head” has 4 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the part of the body containing the brain, eyes, and mouth.

The head is the entire top part of the body, including the face, brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. The skull is only the bony framework inside the head that protects the brain and shapes the face. In short, the skull is one part of the head, not the whole thing.

The head holds the brain and most of the body's sense organs. On the outside are the face, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth; inside sit the brain and the skull that protects it. Because it contains so many vital organs, the head is one of the body's most important and delicate regions.

Yes. Beyond the body part, 'head' can mean a leader or person in charge ('head of the department'), the top or front of something ('the head of the queue'), or the mind itself ('do the sums in your head'). The body-part sense is the original from which these grew.

The head houses the brain, which controls thought, movement, and every other system in the body. It also holds four of the five main senses — sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Because so much vital function is concentrated there, injuries to the head are treated with particular seriousness.