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A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Meaning of "heads" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADS

heads  [hɛdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heads can act as an adverb and an exclamation.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES HEADS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

heads

Head

A head is the cephalic part of an animal, which usually comprises the eyes, ears, nose and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions, such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bilaterally symmetric forms do. Heads develop in animals by an evolutionary trend known as cephalization. In bilaterally symmetrical animals, nerve tissues concentrate at the anterior region, forming structures responsible for information processing. Through biological evolution, sense organs and feeding structures also concentrate into the interior region; these collectively form the head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADS


hardheads
ˈhɑːdˌhɛdz
loggerheads
ˈlɒɡəhɛdz
meds
mɛdz
overheads
ˈəʊvəˌhɛdz
threads
θrɛdz
zeds
ˈzɛdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADS

headrope
heads up
headsail
headscarf
headscarves
headset
headshake
headsheets
headship
headshot
headshrinker
headsman
headsmen
headspace
headspring
headsquare
headstall
headstand
headstay
headstick

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADS

at loggerheads
Baily´s beads
beads
count one´s beads
jump leads
Meads
prayer beads
saffron threads
the heads
turn heads
worry beads

Synonyms and antonyms of heads in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEADS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «heads» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of heads

Translation of «heads» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADS

Find out the translation of heads to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heads from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heads» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cabezas
570 millions of speakers

English

heads
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رؤساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

руководители
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeças
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

têtes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Köpfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepala
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đứng đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोक्यावर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głowice
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

керівники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεφαλές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koppe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

huvuden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hoder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heads

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADS»

The term «heads» is very widely used and occupies the 5.176 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heads» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heads» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heads

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10 QUOTES WITH «HEADS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word heads.
1
George Ayittey
The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.
2
Anne Beatts
There are some famous people, and I've met them, who you might think are great, and then you meet them, and you discover that they not only have feet but heads of clay.
3
Peter Benchley
There was a minor burst of macho nuttiness after 'Jaws' came out, in which people would go off in shark tournaments and come back holding the bloody heads of these animals and say, 'Look what I did.' But they've been doing that for hundreds of thousands of years anyway.
4
Sean Booth
It's incredible, but I think a lot of people it shot over their heads 'cause they're used to just getting images and messing around with them, and for us to do something quite so 'designed' was a bit of a shock.
5
Pierre Bourdieu
Television enjoys a de facto monopoly on what goes into the heads of a significant part of the population and what they think.
6
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
7
Anne Carson
I don't know that we really think any thoughts; we think connections between thoughts. That's where the mind moves, that's what's new, and the thoughts themselves have probably been there in my head or lots of other people's heads for a long time.
8
Frank Carson
People in Northern Ireland vote for their church, they don't vote with their heads; it is ridiculous.
9
Louis R. Chenevert
You could look at people in India and say we are manufacturing the cabin that is going to be a part of the U.S. President's helicopter. That's a pretty big deal, right? There are 11 other heads of state who we support, but the fact is, to me, it's a very large deal.
10
Chris Christie
The job of a leader, the job of a governor, the job of a president, is to get the people in the room and bang enough heads together and rub enough arms and cajole enough to have them put the country and the state's greater interest ahead of their own personal partisan interest. That's what we did in New Jersey and that's the model for America.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADS»

Discover the use of heads in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heads and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and ...
This book (and a timely proffered twenty-dollar bill) will help you score late checkouts and upgrades, get free stuff galore, and make that pay-per-view charge magically disappear.
Jacob Tomsky, 2012
2
David Vizard's How to Port and Flow Test Cylinder Heads:
Author Vizard explains how the enthusiast needs to shape the combustion chambers and smooth out ports for maximum performance.
David Vizard, 2012
3
Songs in Their Heads : Music and Its Meaning in Children's ...
This book explores the musical interest and needs of children in their daily lives.
Patricia Shehan Campbell Professor of Music Education University of Washington, 1998
4
Heads, You Lose!
When Jessica and her friend Ryan use a double-sided coin they bought at HorrorLand in a coin toss, it transports them back in time to a hostile era where their only chance of survival is to find the prince's missing head.
R. L. Stine, 2010
5
Many Heads, Arms, and Eyes: Origin, Meaning, and Form of ...
This convention grows out of imagery conceived by Vedic sages to explain creation. This book for the first time investigates into the meaning of this convention.
Doris Srinivasan, 1997
6
In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life
In the spirit of a sympathetic teacher, Robert Kegan guides us through this tricky curriculum, assessing the fit between its complex demands and our mental capacities, and showing what happens when we find ourselves, as we so often do, in ...
Robert Kegan, 1995
7
Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough-Minded Economics for a Just ...
Discusses the drive to reduce inflation at the expense of unemployment, trade protectionism and environmental policy, and the lobbying of special-interest groups
Alan S. Blinder, 1987
8
Talking Heads: Language, Metalanguage, and the Semiotics of ...
DIVLooks at the interrelations between models of language in anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, and literary criticism and explores their varied accounts of subjectivity, reference, and narration./div "Lee's extraordinary mastery of so ...
Benjamin Lee, 1997
9
Talking Heads
The complete collection of monologues from the master of observation. Alan Bennett sealed his reputation as the master of observation with this series of twelve groundbreaking monologues, originally filmed for BBC Television.
Alan Bennett, 2007
10
Heads Will Roll: Decapitation in the Medieval and Early ...
Capitalizing upon the enduring fascination with decapitation in European culture, this collection examines--through a variety of critical lenses--the recurring "roles/rolls" of severed human heads in the medieval and early modern ...
Larissa Tracy, Jeff Massey, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heads is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Last Starfighter Heads to Television - ComingSoon.net
More than three decades after the original feature film was released in theaters, The Last Starfighter is coming back, this time to television. «ComingSoon.net, Jul 15»
2
More Yahoo brain drain: Exec heads to Flipkart - CNBC.com
Eric Lange, a company vice president who managed analytics and publisher products for Yahoo's ad business and led the recent acquisitions ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
3
Five key takeaways from Modi's letter to heads of UN member states
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined key goals for the United Nations in a letter to the heads of its member states to mark the 70th ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
NASA makes history as New Horizons heads on passage through …
On this day fifty years ago, NASA had just began exploring the solar system as it completed its first ever flyby of Mars with the Mariner 4 ... «The Next Web, Jul 15»
5
US Treasury chief heads to Europe for talks on Greece
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will travel to Frankfurt, Berlin and Paris over the next two days for talks with top ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
6
Republicans Stomp on GMO Labeling, DARK Act Heads to House …
Republicans Stomp on GMO Labeling, DARK Act Heads to House Floor. Katherine Paul, Organic Consumers Association | July 14, 2015 4:19 ... «EcoWatch, Jul 15»
7
Little Gabrielle heads to Auckland for treatment | Stuff.co.nz
Five-year-old Gabrielle Stephens is on her way to Auckland for chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare, life-threatening ... «The Press West Coast, Jul 15»
8
Today on @MTP: The Iran Nuclear Deal Heads To Congress - NBC …
The Iran Nuclear Deal is complete, but will the plan make it through Congress? Mark and Carrie discuss potential barriers on the Hill today on @MTP. «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
9
PSU bank heads to be accountable even after retirement
PSU bank heads to be accountable even after retirement. Mahua Venkatesh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi; |; Updated: Jul 14, 2015 23:37 IST. Share. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
10
Fowler heads into Open still seeking a truly signature win - Yahoo …
He showed that a year ago with top-five finishes at all four majors. He shook off the label of underachiever with a dazzling victory at The Players ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

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