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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.
  • The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
 huvud, skalle
  • Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
 huvud, förmåga
  • (figurative, metonymy) Mind; one's own thoughts.
  • 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.
 huvud
  • (countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
 huvud, ända, spets, topp, övre
  • (metonymy) Leader; chief; mastermind.
 chef, ledare, direktör, föreståndare, huvud
  • The leafy top part of a tree.
 krona
  • (uncountable, countable) The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
 bornyr, fradga, skum
fattning
  • A headdress; a covering for the head.
 rektor

head adjective

  /ˈhɛd/
  • Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
 huvud, skalle

head verb

  /ˈhɛd/
  • (transitive) To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
 nicka, skalla
  • (transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
 leda
  • (intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
 åka

head adjective

  /ˈhɛd/
  • Foremost in rank or importance.
 compounds with huvud and topp, främst, först
  • Placed at the top or the front.
 främst, först
  • Coming from in front.
 mot

heads noun

  /hɛdz/
  • The side of a coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar.
 krona

heading noun

  /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
  • (nautical and aeronautical) The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
 kurs

headed adjective

  /ˈhɛdɪd/
  • (in combination) Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.
 -huvad, -hövdad
head over heels
upp över öronen, hals över huvud, handlöst, stå på öronen
head of state
statschef, statsöverhuvud
head of government
regeringschef
head louse
huvudlus
hit the nail on the head
slå huvudet på spiken
head start
försprång
death's-head
dödskalle
off the top of one's head
på rak arm, på stående fot
head office
huvudkontor
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