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Portrait in which the focus is on the face
A head shot or headshot is a photographic portrait in which the focus is on the subject's face. The term is usually applied to professional profile images
Head_shot
4th episode of the 3rd season of The Killing
"Head Shots" is the thirtieth episode of the American television drama series The Killing, which aired on June 16, 2013. The episode was written by series
Head_Shots
2009 single by Moby
"Shot in the Back of the Head" is a song by American electronica musician Moby. It was released as the first single from his ninth studio album Wait for
Shot_in_the_Back_of_the_Head
Firearm shooting technique
with a more difficult shot to the head that, if properly placed, should kill or otherwise stop the target if the previous shots failed to do so. According
Mozambique_drill
American attempted murderer and JFK assassination figure
Kennedy. He said he took one shot at Kennedy with a Remington XP-100 "fireball" gun, which was the final, fatal, head shot which caused Kennedy to jerk
James_Files
Filmmaking technique
master shot. There are more exact terms to use when the new, inserted shot is another view of actors: close-up, head shot, knee shot, two shot. So the
Insert_(filmmaking)
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A head shot is a specific type of portrait where the focus is on person's face. Head shot or headshot may also refer to:
Headshot_(disambiguation)
American actor and musician (born 1983)
the 2000 film Lone Star Struck. In 2001, for his role in his short film Head Shot, Fisher won Best Actor at the International Teen Movie Festival. Fisher
Miles_Fisher
American political controversy
theory, claiming that the Zapruder film indicated that the fatal shot to Kennedy's head was fired from the "grassy knoll", a small hill that featured prominently
John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories
1992 non-fiction book by Bonar Menninger and Howard Donahue
the head. In parallel, he believes Oswald's second shot through Kennedy's neck may have already critically wounded the president before the third shot was
Mortal_Error
Complete separation of the head from the body
"the severed head shot, the head often resting on the chest of the dead man or being held up by a smiling Marine, or a lot of the heads, arranged in a
Decapitation
List of methods used in filmmaking
Hanging miniature Head shot High-angle shot Long shot Long take Low-angle shot Master shot Medium shot Money shot Multiple-camera setup One shot (music video)
Cinematic_techniques
1997 robbery and shootout in Los Angeles
required to attempt head shots. Phillips was shot 11 times, including his self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chin, while Mătăsăreanu was shot 29 times. Twelve
North_Hollywood_shootout
American web series
as "a show about best friends, first loves, and landing that perfect head shot". The team at RocketJump chose to make a web series because they "strongly
Video_Game_High_School
References External links hanging miniature hard light head-on shot head shot heart wipe high-angle shot A cinematic technique where the camera looks down
Glossary of motion picture terms
Glossary_of_motion_picture_terms
Folklore
Shooting an apple off one's child's head, also known as the apple-shot (from German Apfelschuss), is a feat of marksmanship with a bow that occurs as a
Shooting an apple off one's child's head
Shooting_an_apple_off_one's_child's_head
Team sport
dodgeball or in open matches by agreement: "Head shots" (thrown balls that hit an opposing player in the head) may either result in the thrower being out
Dodgeball
Canadian screenwriter
Series and Theme Song at the New York Television Festival. His short film Head Shot premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, won
Dennis_Heaton
2017 film directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Shot Caller is a 2017 American crime thriller film written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh. The film chronicles the transformation of a well-to-do family
Shot_Caller_(film)
Musical artist
Tubby's – Dubplate Specials 1973–1975 (2002) Dennis Brown in Dub (2002) Head Shot: Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs and Other Oddities (2002) Sledgehammer Dub
Niney_the_Observer
1903-1904 Moro Rebellion uprising
only a head shot with a .45 caliber which killed Hassan since an American was about get hacked with a barong wielded by Hassan despite being shot 32 times
Hassan_uprising
Comics character
The Amazing Screw-On Head is a one-shot comic book written and drawn by Mike Mignola and published by Dark Horse Comics in 2002, starring the character
The_Amazing_Screw-On_Head
1999 studio album by Shivaree
I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump is the debut album by American alternative rock band Shivaree, released by Capitol
I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in This Dump
I_Oughtta_Give_You_a_Shot_in_the_Head_for_Making_Me_Live_in_This_Dump
World Cup final, held in Brazil
goalless first half, Götze opened the scoring on 51 minutes, when his headed shot from a Müller cross bounced off his own knee and past Ghana's goalkeeper
2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final
Photographic portrait taken after arrest
from the head. Mug shots may be compiled into a mug book in order to determine the identity of a criminal. In high-profile cases, mug shots may also be
Mug_shot
Type of camera shot
the horizon line of the shot is not parallel with the bottom of the frame. This produces a viewpoint akin to tilting one's head to the side. In cinematography
Dutch_angle
Photography and film term referring to framing a shot
between a mid shot and a close-up. Usually covers the subject's head and shoulders. Close Up ("CU"): A certain feature, such as someone's head, takes up the
Close-up
2005 video game
player successfully takes a particularly well-placed sniper shot (such as a head shot or a shot on a moving target), the view follows the path of the bullet
Sniper_Elite_(video_game)
Witness to the JFK assassination
saw the president's head explode in blood that she saw brain matter come out the back of the president's head, so, the head shot must have been fired
Linda_Willis
Basketball play
in an upward arc with a follow-through which ends over their head. Unlike the jump shot, it is performed with only one hand; the other arm is often used
Hook_shot
American cinematographer, director, and producer
pursued a full-time career as a professional photographer. He worked in head shot, editorial, fashion, and event photography using both film and digital
Dave_Schwep
American rock band
Guide, which "explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action'. It fit." Later
Talking_Heads
Way of hitting the ball in tennis
typically with the intention of hitting over the head of an opponent who is positioned at the net. A passing shot is a groundstroke that is driven past an opponent
Tennis_shot
Cold metal working process to produce compressive residual stress
Depending on the part geometry, part material, shot material, shot quality, shot intensity, and shot coverage, shot peening can increase fatigue life up to 1000%
Shot_peening
Game term
body. It awarded the player a higher score for a head shot, earning 15 points, whereas a standard body shot earned 10 points. The earliest commercial first-person
Critical_hit
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1978)
hits, some involving head-shots, or knee-on-knee collisions that have injured opposing players. Most notable was a hit to the head of Marc Savard of the
Matt_Cooke
Cinematic technique
two shots which have one subject in the foreground and the other subject in the background. Classic two shots are shot with a medium lens, head to knees
Two_shot
1977 ice hockey film directed by George Roy Hill
Slap Shot is a 1977 American sports comedy film directed by George Roy Hill, written by Nancy Dowd, and starring Paul Newman and Michael Ontkean. It depicts
Slap_Shot
Protected area in Maine, United States
(603 ha) Scotch Island - 10 acres (4.0 ha) Outer Double Head Shot - 14 acres (5.7 ha) Inner Double Head Shot - 8 acres (3.2 ha) Mink Island - 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge
Cross_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge
Tennis or handball shot
already. The alternative to a passing shot is to lob the ball over the opponent's head. The aim of the passing shot in tennis is to prevent the opponent
Passing_shot
Film of the John F. Kennedy assassination
fatal head wound is visible. Given the camera's 18.3 frames-per-second speed, the film served as a "clock" to construct a detailed timeline of the shots fired
Zapruder_film
1964 film
Orville Nix's films of the motorcade entering Dealey Plaza, the fatal head shot followed by Secret Service Agent Clint Hill climbing on top of the presidential
Four_Days_in_November
2023 photograph of US President
to authorities at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, where a mug shot of him was taken. In the photograph, Trump, wearing a blue suit with a white
Mug_shot_of_Donald_Trump
Unverified person
and 316, less than one-sixth of a second after President Kennedy was shot in the head at frame 313. In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, police officers
Badge_Man
Television channel
Forrest Harding) Stage Mice In Pic Me, a co-production with Nickelodeon UK, head-shot photos of children are superimposed on animated bodies, and these new
Sprout_Sharing_Show
Italian businessman (1948–1995)
grandson of the company's founder Guccio Gucci. On 27 March 1995, he was shot and killed by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani. Maurizio
Maurizio_Gucci
Canadian ice hockey player
February 2, 2009, Gauthier was suspended for five games for a high elbow head shot to Montreal Canadiens defenseman Josh Gorges. On February 21, 2009, Gauthier
Denis_Gauthier
Bank robbers in the 1930s
Jones escaped on foot. Buck was shot in the back, and he and his wife were captured by police. Buck died of his head wound and pneumonia after surgery
Bonnie_and_Clyde
Cricket terminology
head, and body in the execution of a cricket stroke. Good technique is characterised by quickly getting into the correct position to play the shot, especially
Batting_(cricket)
2019 Filipino film
and her daughter and another man was about to do it, but she shot him in the head, shot Kaleb in the knee and ran off with the girl and her mother. Back
Maria_(2019_film)
Bob Marley & The Wailers song
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers. The song was first released
I_Shot_the_Sheriff
2015 video game
by briefly displaying distance and other factors like whether it was a head shot or moving target. In April 1945, German dictator Adolf Hitler, who is
Zombie_Army_Trilogy
War crime perpetrated by the Soviet Army
looked like she was shot as she tried to run away. The young son of 13 years old lay crumpled in another corner with his head shot away. I threw up. Laghman
Kulchabat, Bala Karz and Mushkizi massacre
Kulchabat,_Bala_Karz_and_Mushkizi_massacre
Type of billiards shot
A trick shot (also trickshot or trick-shot) is a shot played on a billiards table (most often a pool table, though snooker tables are also used) which
Trick_shot
California Ranger (1810–1868)
Murrieta's head and the hand were preserved in brandy, but Garcia's head, shot through with a bullet decayed too rapidly in the summer heat, forcing
Harry_Love_(lawman)
Kicking technique in association football
pieces, or during a penalty kick. A shot is typically taken using the feet, though players may also shoot using the head (a header), particularly when finishing
Shooting (association football)
Shooting_(association_football)
Ethiopian politician (1973–2023)
Retrieved 4 May 2023. "Ethiopia: Girma Yeshitila, Amhara Prosperity Party Head Shot Dead". Ground News. Retrieved 4 May 2023. "Ethiopia arrests 47 after murder
Girma_Yeshitila
American animated series
Beavis and Butt-Head is an American teen-adult animated sitcom created by Mike Judge for MTV. The series follows Beavis and Butt-Head, both voiced by
Beavis_and_Butt-Head
Self-contained cartridge loaded with either shot or a solid slug
is typically loaded with numerous small, spherical sub-projectiles called shot. Shotguns typically use a smoothbore barrel with a tapered constriction at
Shotgun_cartridge
2025 film by IIya Naishuller
safehouse. Comer kills the majority of the attackers before being shot in the head. Clarke and Derringer escape with the help of Bisset, who survived
Heads_of_State_(film)
1963 autopsy of the 35th U.S. president
back of the head. Three of the physicians reported that the backward and leftward motion of the President's upper body following the head shot was caused
Autopsy_of_John_F._Kennedy
Series of murders in Germany from 1919 to 1923
was shot by members of the criminal investigation department Friedrich. 31 October 1921: Wilhelm Hörnlein, killed in Styria by a shot to the head; allegedly
Feme_murders
American basketball player (born 1973)
Site. May 27, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2025. Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference Junior Burrough head shot @ eurobasket.com v t e
Junior_Burrough
Newspaper
Pistol Shot". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. November 1, 1905. p. 1. "Sad Suicide At Wailuku | C.L. Clement's Body Found With Head Shot Through"
The_Maui_News
Artistic representation of one or more persons
Tey's 1951 novel The Daughter of Time. Caricature Environmental portrait Head shot Hidden face Hierarchy of genres Painting the Century: 101 Portrait Masterpieces
Portrait
5th episode of the 1st season of Randall and Hopkirk
difficulties. Jeff is hit many times in this episode. He is coshed over the head, shot at four times, nearly hit with a large sandbag and a thrown revolver,
That's_How_Murder_Snowballs
American cartoonist
autobiography; and a self-published sketchbook character study, Head Shots. From 2005 to 2010 Head edited and contributed to the Harvey- and Eisner Award-nominated
Glenn_Head
British film by James Nunn
More Shot (also known as One Shot 2) is a 2024 action thriller film. It is a direct sequel to One Shot (2021), and is followed by One Last Shot (2026)
One_More_Shot_(2024_film)
Aesthetic composition term
in a photograph. For a head shot, they would want the viewer to be completely at ease and be drawn to the person in the shot. They would frame it perfectly
Headroom (photographic framing)
Headroom_(photographic_framing)
American cartoonist
A replacement cover was swiftly produced, showing a closely cropped head shot of Neuman, his trademark tooth gap filled in by a small American flag
John_Caldwell_(cartoonist)
Catchphrase concerning a cliffhanger in the soap opera ''Dallas''
"Who shot J.R.?" is an advertising catchphrase created in 1980 by American network CBS to promote the prime time television soap opera Dallas. It referred
Who_shot_J.R.?
American basketball player (born 1970)
Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs. Nicknamed "Big Shot Rob", Horry was a member of seven NBA championship winning teams over his
Robert_Horry
1994 single by Beastie Boys
track) and "The Vibes", a more traditional rap song akin to "Sure Shot". "Mullet Head" was also featured on the 1994 EP Pretzel Nugget. Upon the release
Sure_Shot
2020 Indian dark comedy series
cares for him and hence a purpose in life. As they speak on, Nakul is shot in the head by Updadhyay. Fokatiya happens to be around the tea stall and along
Afsos
North Korean footballer (born 1978)
the USA scored again. Ri scored in the next game against Nigeria with a head shot and the team played well enough against Sweden to get out of the group
Ri_Kum-suk
1964 film by Blake Edwards
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Peter Blatty. Filmed in Panavision, it is
A Shot in the Dark (1964 film)
A_Shot_in_the_Dark_(1964_film)
1962 American film directed by John Ford
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (/ˈvæləns/) is a 1962 black and white American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance
Topics referred to by the same term
1986 Big Shot, the former mascot of the Philadelphia 76ers until 1996 Big Shot, an antagonist in the Marvel UK comic Death's Head The Big Shot (1922 film)
Big_Shot
Australian cricketer (born 1993)
awarded the player of the match award. Head fractured his left hand after being struck on his hand attempting a pull shot off Gerald Coetzee during the fourth
Travis_Head
Basketball technique
hand cocked, ball in hand above the head, and launching the ball in a high arc towards the basket for a jump shot (colloquially, a jumper). Although early
Jump_shot_(basketball)
English rock band
their first US top 40 since "Creep". In July, Radiohead released a digitally shot video for "House of Cards". Radiohead held remix competitions for "Nude"
Radiohead
Shooter of coffee liqueur topped with Irish cream
liqueur serving as the beer and the Irish cream as the head. It is normally served in a shot glass. Some recipes call for the Irish cream to be whipped
Baby_Guinness
British writer and former model
ISBN 0-7499-2517-5. Nixon, Victoria (2019). Head Shot. Unbound. ISBN 978-1-78352-779-3. Walker, Graham (20 August 2019). "HEAD SHOT: Yorkshire's Own Sixties Supermodel
Victoria_Nixon
Member of the Red Army Faction (1953–1993)
a head wound that forensic examiners later determined to be self‑inflicted. Shortly after the operation, allegations emerged that Grams had not shot himself
Wolfgang_Grams
British large-bore centerfire rifle cartridge
it literally crumbles up an elephant", further stating the shock of a head shot from a .577 Nitro Express bullet is enough to knock an elephant out for
.577_Nitro_Express
starring Barry Newman, Susan Clark Quintet (1979), directed by Robert Altman; shot on the former Expo 67 site Once Upon a Time in America (1984), directed by
List of films shot in Montreal
List_of_films_shot_in_Montreal
Swiveling a camera vertically from a fixed position
Dutch tilt, is a head tilt to one side and a type of camera shot where the camera is set at an angle on its roll axis so that the shot is composed with
Tilt_(camera)
This article lists internationally distributed films that: were shot on location in the city of Budapest, capital of Hungary use the city of Budapest as
List of films shot in Budapest
List_of_films_shot_in_Budapest
Anti-Cuba organization run by Cuban exiles in Florida, US
and the Wasp Network). In 1996, two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft were shot down by the Cuban Air Force in international airspace, which was condemned
Brothers_to_the_Rescue
Type of ammunition
riot guns. Shot shells are also available in many handgun calibers in a configuration known as "birdshot", "rat shot", or "snake shot". Lead shot is also
Shot_(pellet)
Problem setup in machine learning
Zero-shot learning (ZSL) is a problem setup in machine learning where, at test time, a learner observes samples from classes which were not observed during
Zero-shot_learning
episode list for the MTV adult animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts
List of Beavis and Butt-Head episodes
List_of_Beavis_and_Butt-Head_episodes
Shot with the camera follows a moving subject
In cinematography, a tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded. Mostly the camera’s
Tracking_shot
Afghan journalist
armed with handguns and rifles entered Zaki's family home and shot her 7 times in the head and the chest while she slept and then fled. Two of her six children
Zakia_Zaki
2025 South Korean television series
Second Shot at Love (Korean: 금주를 부탁해) is a 2025 South Korean romantic comedy television series written by Myeong Su-hyun and Jeon Ji-hyeon, directed by
Second_Shot_at_Love
American photojournalist who captured JFK assassination (1919–1995)
Kennedy was shot in the head particles of flesh flew towards him, which "indicated to me that the shot came out of the left side of his head". Once his
Ike_Altgens
Species of crow endemic to Hispaniola
.12...72J. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-72. PMC 3480872. PMID 22642364. BirdLife Species Factsheet. Two birds in palm tree Head shot Single bird calling
White-necked_crow
is a list of films shot or animated over three or more years. This list does not include projects composed of series of films shot over an extended period
List of films with the longest production time
List_of_films_with_the_longest_production_time
1963 painting by Andy Warhol
several other pieces using the same image of Elvis, as well as a series of head shots of Elizabeth Taylor. The images of Elvis were taken from a publicity still
Eight_Elvises
Ancient artillery technique
Heated shot or hot shot is round shot that is heated before firing from muzzle-loading cannons, for the purpose of setting fire to enemy warships, buildings
Heated_shot
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shedd.Irish : reduced variant of Sheedy.
Boy/Male
English
Red haired.
Female
Hebrew
(הֵד) Hebrew unisex name HED means either "shout of joy" or "echo."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Homeland
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, from Middle English hÅth ‘heath’, Old English hÄð, a byform of hǣð (see Heath). This form was restricted in the Middle Ages to southeastern England, and the surname is still largely confined to Kent and Sussex. In some cases it may be a habitational name from the village of Hoath in Kent, which is named with this word.
Boy/Male
English
From the meadow.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southwestern)
English (chiefly southwestern) : variant of Hale 1.
Boy/Male
Indian
Group of camels that number from to
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’.Respelling of German Nied.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a hypercorrected form of Eady.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southwest)
English (chiefly southwest) : occupational name for a tender of animals, normally a cowherd or shepherd, from Middle English herde (Old English hi(e)rde).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Heap Bridge in Lancashire, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill or heap, from Old English hēap ‘heap’, ‘mound’, ‘hill’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Kent)
English (chiefly Kent) : from Middle English heved ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or at the head of a stream or valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside, from Old English helde, hælde, hielde ‘slope’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English re(a)d ‘red’.English : topographic name for someone who lived in a clearing, from an unattested Old English rīed, r̄d ‘woodland clearing’.English : Read in Lancashire, the name of which is a contracted form of Old English rǣghēafod, from rǣge ‘female roe deer’, ‘she-goat’ + hēafod ‘head(land)’; Rede in Suffolk, so called from Old English hrēod ‘reeds’; or Reed in Hertfordshire, so called from an Old English ryhð ‘brushwood’.English : A family called Read were established in America in the early 18th century by John Read, who was born in Dublin, sixth in descent from Sir Thomas Read of Berkshire, England. His son, George Read (1733–98), was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and as a lawyer helped frame the Constitution.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, from Middle English mede ‘meadow’ (Old English mǣd).English : metonymic occupational name for a brewer or seller of mead (Old English meodu), an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Group of camels that number from 100 to 200
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from an Old English byname, Red, READ means "red-headed or ruddy-complexioned."Â
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from Middle High German, Middle Dutch, Yiddish held ‘hero’. As a Jewish name, it is often ornamental.German : from a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild ‘strife’ as the first element.English : variant of Heald.
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
Girl/Female
Indian
United; Strong
Boy/Male
Indian
Intimate friend, Bosom friend
Boy/Male
Danish, German, Swedish
Free Man
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ekta | à®à®•à®¤à®¾, à®à®•à®¤à®¾
Unity
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Manor House
Girl/Female
Norse
Mother of Bragi.
Biblical
same as Jimnahmay God defend;prosperity; he allots;
Girl/Female
Tamil
Friend
Female
English
Medieval English form of Anglo-Saxon Cyneburga, KINBOROUGH means "royal fortress."
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Malaysian, Marathi, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh, Sindhi, Swahili, Tamil
The Gold One; Golden; Queen; Magical
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
HEAD SHOT
n.
Each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.
v. t.
To set on the head; as, to head a cask.
v. t.
To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot.
v. i.
To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.
v. t.
To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship.
n.
The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed, of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the hood which covers the head.
v. t.
To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.
n.
A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair.
a.
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.
n.
A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head.
v. t.
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail.
n.
precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a boat's length, or of half a second.
n.
The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding; the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him; of his own head, of his own thought or will.
a.
Lugged or dragged by the head.
a.
Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.
n.
The place or honor, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table; the head of a column of soldiers.
v. i.
To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?
a.
Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty.
a.
Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.
v. t.
To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed; to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine; to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.