Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. pre-printed at the top.
(in combination) Having a head with specified characteristics.
a large-headed caricature of a politician
(in combination) Heading in a certain direction.
southward-headed caravans
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
Who heads the board of trustees?
To come at the beginning of; to commence.
A group of clowns headed the procession.
To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
To move in a specified direction.
How does the ship head?
To remove the head from a fish.
The salmon are first headed and then scaled.
To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
To form a head.
This kind of cabbage heads early.
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
to head a nail
To cut off the top of; to lop off.
to head trees
To behead; to decapitate.
To go in front of.
to head a drove of cattle
To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.
(by extension) To check or restrain.
To set on the head.
to head a cask