Addle-head
(n.) Alt. of Addle-pate |
Anchor
(n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station. |
Anchor
(n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast |
Anchor
(n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security |
Anchor
(n.) An emblem of hope. |
Anchor
(n.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. |
Anchor
(n.) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead |
Anchor
(n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges |
Anchor
(v. t.) To place at anchor |
Anchor
(v. t.) To fix or fasten |
Anchor
(v. i.) To cast anchor |
Anchor
(v. i.) To stop |
Anchor
(n.) An anchoret. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
Cittern-head
(n.) Blockhead |
Cubbridge-head
(n.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship. |
Death's-head
(n.) A naked human skull as the emblem of death |
Dragon's head
() Alt. of Dragon's tail |
Feather-head
(n.) A frivolous or featherbrained person. |
Giddy-head
(n.) A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment. |
-head
(suffix.) A variant of -hood. |
Head
(n.) The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs |
Head
(n.) The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object |
Head
(n.) The place where the head should go |
Head
(n.) The most prominent or important member of any organized body |
Head
(n.) The place or honor, or of command |
Head
(n.) Each one among many |
Head
(n.) The seat of the intellect |
Head
(n.) The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream or river |
Head
(n.) A headland |
Head
(n.) A separate part, or topic, of a discourse |
Head
(n.) Culminating point or crisis |
Head
(n.) Power |
Head
(n.) A headdress |
Head
(n.) An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small cereals. |
Head
(n.) A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies, thistles |
Head
(n.) A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant. |
Head
(n.) The antlers of a deer. |
Head
(n.) A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or other effervescing liquor. |
Head
(n.) Tiles laid at the eaves of a house. |
Head
(a.) Principal |
Head
(v. t.) To be at the head of |
Head
(v. t.) To form a head to |
Head
(v. t.) To behead |
Head
(v. t.) To cut off the top of |
Head
(v. t.) To go in front of |
Head
(v. t.) To set on the head |
Head
(v. i.) To originate |
Head
(v. i.) To go or point in a certain direction |
delusion
illusion
head game | the act of deluding, deception by creating illusory ideas |
oral sex
head | oral stimulation of the genitals, they say he gives good head |
self-gratification
head trip | the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure |
| head | a single domestic animal, head of cattle |
| hood | (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal |
| protective covering | the tough natural covering of some organisms |
head louse
Pediculus capitis | infests the head and body of humans |
death's-head moth
Acherontia atropos | European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull |
moonfish Atlantic moonfish
horsefish
horsehead
horse-head
dollarfish Selene setapinnis | any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies |
anchor
ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
anchor light
riding light
riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
ax head
axe head | the cutting head of an ax |
| cylinder head | a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump |
drumhead
head | a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum |
egg-and-dart
egg-and-anchor
egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
escarpment
escarp
scarp
protective embankment | a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification |
golflub head
club head
club-head
clubhead | (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball |
grapnel
grapnel anchor | a light anchor for small boats |
| head | a projection out from one end, the head of the nail, a pinhead is the head of a pin |
| head | (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship |
| head | the striking part of a tool, the head of the hammer |
| head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head, call heads or tails! |
head covering
veil | a garment that covers the head and face |
| head gasket | a gasket to seal a cylinder head |
| head gate | a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end |
| headrest head restraint | a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash |
| head shop | a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users, he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop |
hood
bonnet cowl
cowling | protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine, there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars, the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine |
| hood | a headdress that protects the head and face |
| hood | the folding roof of a carriage |
| hood exhaust hood | metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes |
| hood | (falconry) a leather covering for a hawk's head |
| hood lens hood | a tubular attachment used to keep stray light out of the lens of a camera |
| hood latch | a catch that holds the hood of a car shut |
| hood ornament | an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer |
| magnetic head | an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface and later retrieved |
| mooring anchor | an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place |
| mushroom anchor | an anchor used for semipermanent moorings, has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls |
opera cloak
opera hood | a large cloak worn over evening clothes |
Pitot-static tube
Pitot head
Pitot tube | measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure, used in aircraft to measure airspeed |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
| protective garment | clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury |
| range hood | exhaust hood over a kitchen range |
read
write head
head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
rotor head
rotor shaft | the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns |
sea anchor
drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel, prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind |
sheet anchor
waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sluicegate
sluice valve
floodgate
penstock head gate water gate | regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice |
| Turk's head | an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban |