Head
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To be in command of. - see also head up To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball To move in a specified direction. heading towards something To remove the head from a fish.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs. Mental or emotional aptitude or skill. Mind; one's own thoughts. The topmost, foremost, or leading part. The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor. The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked. The principal operative part of a machine. The end of a hammer, axe, or similar implement used for striking other objects. The end of a nail, screw, bolt or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide. The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer. The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it. The front, as of a queue. Headway; progress. The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages. The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball. Leader; chief; mastermind. A headmaster or headmistress. A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication. A clump of leaves or flowers; a capitulum. The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint. An individual person. A single animal. the population of game Topic; subject. A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member. The principal melody or theme of a piece. Deposits near the top of a geological succession. The end of an abscess where pus collects. denouement; crisis A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium. The headstock of a guitar. A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound. The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel. The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs. A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head. The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point. More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight. The top of a sail. The bow of a nautical vessel. The toilet of a ship. Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex The glans penis. A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs. a headland.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, relating to, or intended for the head. Foremost in rank or importance. Placed at the top or the front. Coming from in front.
Example sentence: Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.
Lead
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Foremost.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, Atomic weight 206.4, Specific Gravity 11.37, Symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or to estimate velocity in knots.A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.A thin cylinder of black lead or plumbago (graphite) used in pencils.bulletsThe act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.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; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.When a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown(cards and dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as, your partner has the lead.A channel of open water in an ice field.A lode.The course of a rope from end to end.A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leashIn a steam engine, The width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.charging leadThe distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet. — Claudias SaunierHypothesis that has not been pursuedInformation obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.A teaser; a lead in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing leads the grooves of a rifle.To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead a page; leaded matter.To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man.To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions. Hence, figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to lead a traveler.To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a search; to lead a political party; to command, especially a military or business unitTo go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads the orators of all ages.To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead one to espouse a righteous cause.To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).To begin a game, round, or trick, with; as, to lead trumpsTo guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.To be ahead of others, e.g., in a raceTo have the highest interim score in a gameTo be more advanced in technology or business than othersTo tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to other vices.To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.To produce.To step off base and move towards the next base.To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
Example sentence: One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead.