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[hedz] 
| Main Entry: |
head
[hed]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top part of an animate body |
| Synonyms: | attic, belfry, brain, capitulum, coconut, cranium, crown, dome, gray matter, noggin, noodle, pate, scalp, skull, think tank, thinker*, top story, upper story, upstairs |
| Antonyms: | foot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top part |
| Synonyms: | apex, banner, beak, bill, cap, cork, crest, crown, heading, headline, height, peak, pitch, point, promontory, streamer, summit, tip, vertex |
| Antonyms: | bottom, end, rear |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | front, beginning |
| Synonyms: | commencement, first place, fore, forefront, fountainhead, origin, rise, source, start, van, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | conclusion, end, ending, finish |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, intelligence |
| Synonyms: | aptitude, aptness, bent, brains, capacity, faculty, flair, genius, gift, intellect, knack, mentality, mind, talent, thought, turn, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, inability, stupidity |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | turning point |
| Synonyms: | acme, climax, conclusion, crisis, culmination, end |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
| Synonyms: | address, be first, be in charge, command, control, direct, dominate, go first, govern, guide, hold sway over, lead, lead the way, pioneer, precede, rule, run, supervise |
| Antonyms: | follow, obey |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage an organization or effort |
| Synonyms: | administrate, be in the driver's seat, be in the saddle, boss*, carry out, conduct, control, crack the whip, direct, execute, govern, head, head up, hold the reins, oversee, pull the strings, pull the wires, render, ride herd on, run, run the show, sit on top of, superintend, supervise |
| Antonyms: | forego, mismanage, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | administrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages organization |
| Synonyms: | CEO, ambassador, authority, boss, bureaucrat, captain, chair, chairperson, chief, commander, consul, controller, custodian, dean, director, exec, executive, front office, governor, head, head honcho, head person, inspector, judge, leader, manager, mayor, minister, officer, official, organizer, overseer, person upstairs, premier, president, prez, producer, superintendent, supervisor |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
| Main Entry: | arise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into being; proceed |
| Synonyms: | appear, begin, come to light, commence, crop up, derive, emanate, emerge, ensue, flow, follow, happen, head, issue, occur, originate, result, rise, set in, spring, start, stem |
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