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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
head . - interjection A shouted
warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads. - noun Plural form of
head . - noun nautical That part of
older sailing ships forward of theforecastle and around thebeak , used by thecrew as theirlavatory ; still used as the word fortoilets on a ship. - noun The side of a
coin that bears the picture of the head of state or similar - noun abbreviation for
headphones . - noun Ireland, law Draft scheme of a
bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament - noun slang High-grade
marijuana .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In another place he talks of a "serpent with seven heads," which is a manifest corruption of the text; for the words "_seven heads_" are not mentioned in that verse. [
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer Jonathan Swift 1706
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The duel, played on vinyl, was fueled as much by the rivalry between Ann Carli and Russell Simmons, the label heads behind Kool Moe Dee and LL, respectively.
...And You Don't Stop John Jurgensen 2011
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At some point during the whole piracy discussion, the label heads basically said that only the largest sellers made real money for the record company - the problem: the largest sellers only account for something like .2% of the total number of releases.
Néojaponisme » Blog Archive » Japanese Music: 2000-2009 2010
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Even the label heads couldn't believe this was new material when Mayer first played his demos for them -- even more amazing since he plays all the instruments, and recorded his swell songs at home in his bedroom.
Heather Browne: Mayer Hawthorne Brings His Retro Cool to Denver This Week 2009
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Of course, when I tried to confirm this anecdote with the label heads, not one would talk.
Forbes.com: News Nicole Perlroth 2011
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The label heads liked what they were hearing and the money they were counting and promoted Pate to head of A&R in the label's newly-opened Chicago office.
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The idea that men are and ought to be unreflective, grunting, two-fisted louts good with their hands but not so much with their hearts and their heads is a class thing not a gender thing and it is imposed upon working class men by a system that needs them to be beasts of burden.
Lance Mannion: 2009
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The idea that men are and ought to be unreflective, grunting, two-fisted louts good with their hands but not so much with their hearts and their heads is a class thing not a gender thing and it is imposed upon working class men by a system that needs them to be beasts of burden.
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The voice of the superego inside our heads is the amalgamated voice of a thousand ticking-offs.
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In the pointed arch above their heads is a golden eight-pointed star on a red field.
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
chained_bear commented on the word heads
"To Be Sold..." (1783 advertisement)
(note: not really)
October 7, 2008