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List of meaning for headed

led; controlled or was in charge of

headed(adj)

having a heading or course in a certain direction

"westward headed wagons"

headed(adj)

having a heading or caption

"a headed column"; "headed notepaper"

headed(adj)

having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination

"headed bolts"; "three-headed Cerberus"; "a cool-headed fighter pilot"

headed(adj)

of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head

"headed cabbages"

highest in rank or authority

as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has seen many news anchors come and go

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth

I hit my head as I went through the low doorway

the place of leadership or command

every year a different parent is placed at the head of the troop's cookie drive

a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid

the head on the ice cream soda rose a good two inches above the rim of the glass

a member of the human race

the tour guide counted heads, and everyone was present

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

when the disagreement between the two departments came to a head, the CEO called both managers in for a closed-door meeting

the beginning part of a stream

Lake Itasca in Minnesota is the head of the Mississippi River

the highest part or point

stood at the head of the stairs and looked down

the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities

you're out of your head if you think you can swim across that river

the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons

challenged us to put our heads together and find a solution to the skyrocketing costs of the company's health insurance plans

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

as head of the planning committee, he had the responsibility of appointing someone to look into the parking situation

a bank of earth constructed to control water

built a head to create a millpond

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste

give me a chance to visit the head, and I'll be all set to go

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally

a shop near campus where all the heads used to get their paraphernalia

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

she's a total tech head who adores home electronics and computers

a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize

rechecked to make sure that all the heads were in boldface

a special and usually inborn ability

I have no head for numbers

to go on a specified course or in a certain direction

she'll be heading out east in the fall to attend college

to be at the front of

heading the procession at the dog show was a miniature poodle, followed by dogs seemingly of every breed

to be in charge of

who headed the CIA when Ronald Reagan was president?

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the road to riches headed north, thought many, as off they went to Alaska to try their luck at panning gold

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

after a long day at the beach, we headed the car toward home

to serve as leader of

Robert La Salle headed the expedition that claimed Louisiana for the French king

to cut off the head of

got a job at the slaughterhouse heading cattle

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