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head noun

  /ˈhɛd/
  • (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
  • Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
 hoofd, kop
  • (metonymy) Leader; chief; mastermind.
 hoofd, baas, chef, leider, bazin, cheffin
  • (figurative, metonymy) Mind; one's own thoughts.
  • (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
  • The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
  • The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
 hoofd
  • The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
 kop, hoofd
  • (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
 hoofd (geven)
  • A headdress; a covering for the head.
 hoofdmeester
  • A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
 krop
  • (uncountable, countable) The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
 schuim

head adjective

  /ˈhɛd/
  • Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
 hoofd, kop

head verb

  /ˈhɛd/
  • (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
 aanvoeren, leiden
  • (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
 onderweg zijn (naar), op weg zijn (naar/richting), zich begeven (naar/richting)
  • (transitive) To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
 koppen

heading noun

  /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
  • The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
 kop

heads noun

  /hɛdz/
  • The side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar.
 kruis, kop
head of state
staatshoofd
head over heels
halsoverkop
hit the nail on the head
de spijker op de kop slaan
head office
hoofdkantoor
head start
voorsprong
head of government
regeringsleider
death's-head
doodshoofd, doodskop
head of household
heer des huizes
Phillips head
kruiskop, kruiskopschroef
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