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heads¹
- /hɛdz/
Rhymes with -ɛdz
Where it comes from
Plural of head.
interjection heads!
noun
- plural of head
noun
- The part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
- One side of a coin Heads, I win.
- The side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.
- The side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.
- Clipping of headphones Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.
- The draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament. Until the session of 1782 bills could only (under Poynings’ Law) begin in the Irish privy council. However, informal legislative initiatives, known as ‘heads of bills’, began regularly in the houses of parliament.
- Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
heads²
- /hɛdz/
Rhymes with -ɛdz
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of head
heads³
- /hɛdz/
Rhymes with -ɛdz
Where it comes from
From head (from the notion that it gives a head high) + -s (possibly either genitive or plural).
Heads⁴
proper noun
- plural of Head
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caput, arch, top, oral sex, headspring, fountainhead, forefront, maneuver, pass, guide, headway, head up, top dog, steer, boss, psyche
Translations
Talk about this word "heads." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heads. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. heads. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heads "heads." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heads.Cite this
@misc{heads_2026,
title = {heads},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heads},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
