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| Main Entry: |
head
 [hed] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important; chief |
| Synonyms: | arch, champion, first, foremost, front, highest, leading, main, pioneer, preeminent, premier, prime, principal, stellar, supreme, topmost |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, inferior, lower, second, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commander, commanding officer, director, dominator, executive, honcho, lead-off person, manager, officer, president, principal, superintendent, supervisor, top dog |
| Antonyms: | follower |
| 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 |
Example Sentences
- Head lice are tiny insects that live on the skin covering the top of your head, called the scalp.
- But in those with a head the nerve cells responsible for it-and thus for sensing and feeding-tend to boss the others around.
- He theatrically turned his head to watch a butterfly flutter by.
| 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 |
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