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Alphabet: Swahili alphabet

Results for: "head"

Translating from English to Swahili

Translations:

head — part of the body
→ kichwa
head — leader, chief, mastermind
→ mkuu
head — to move in a specified direction
→ kuelekea
→ kwenda kuelekea

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (33)

1. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains;
- Example: "he stuck his head out the window"
[syn: head, caput]

2. a single domestic animal;
- Example: "200 head of cattle"

3. that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;
- Example: "his mind wandered"
- Example: "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
[syn: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous]

4. a person who is in charge;
- Example: "the head of the whole operation"
[syn: head, chief, top dog]

5. the front of a military formation or procession;
- Example: "the head of the column advanced boldly"
- Example: "they were at the head of the attack"

6. the pressure exerted by a fluid;
- Example: "a head of steam"

7. the top of something;
- Example: "the head of the stairs"
- Example: "the head of the page"
- Example: "the head of the list"

8. the source of water from which a stream arises;
- Example: "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
[syn: fountainhead, headspring, head]

9. (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent;
[syn: head, head word]

10. the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates);

11. the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head;
- Example: "he is two heads taller than his little sister"
- Example: "his horse won by a head"

12. a dense cluster of flowers or foliage;
- Example: "a head of cauliflower"
- Example: "a head of lettuce"
[syn: capitulum, head]

13. the educator who has executive authority for a school;
- Example: "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
[syn: principal, school principal, head teacher, head]

14. an individual person;
- Example: "tickets are $5 per head"

15. a user of (usually soft) drugs;
- Example: "the office was full of secret heads"

16. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea);
[syn: promontory, headland, head, foreland]

17. a rounded compact mass;
- Example: "the head of a comet"

18. the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container;
- Example: "the beer had a large head of foam"

19. the part in the front or nearest the viewer;
- Example: "he was in the forefront"
- Example: "he was at the head of the column"
[syn: forefront, head]

20. a difficult juncture;
- Example: "a pretty pass"
- Example: "matters came to a head yesterday"
[syn: pass, head, straits]

21. forward movement;
- Example: "the ship made little headway against the gale"
[syn: headway, head]

22. a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
- Example: "the point of the arrow was due north"
[syn: point, head]

23. the subject matter at issue;
- Example: "the question of disease merits serious discussion"
- Example: "under the head of minor Roman poets"
[syn: question, head]

24. a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about;
- Example: "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
[syn: heading, header, head]

25. the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint;
- Example: "the head of the humerus"

26. that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves;

27. (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk;
[syn: read/write head, head]

28. (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head;
- Example: "call heads or tails!"

29. the striking part of a tool;
- Example: "the head of the hammer"

30. (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship;

31. a projection out from one end;
- Example: "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

32. a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum;
[syn: drumhead, head]

33. oral stimulation of the genitals;
- Example: "they say he gives good head"
[syn: oral sex, head]


VERB (9)

1. to go or travel towards;
- Example: "where is she heading"
- Example: "We were headed for the mountains"

2. be in charge of;
- Example: "Who is heading this project?"
[syn: head, lead]

3. travel in front of; go in advance of others;
- Example: "The procession was headed by John"
[syn: lead, head]

4. be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel;
- Example: "This student heads the class"
[syn: head, head up]

5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling;
[syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise]

6. take its rise;
- Example: "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"

7. be in the front of or on top of;
- Example: "The list was headed by the name of the president"

8. form a head or come or grow to a head;
- Example: "The wheat headed early this year"

9. remove the head of;
- Example: "head the fish"