headquarters
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/ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/
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/ˌhɛdˈkwɔː.təz/ · /ˈhɛdˌkwɔɹ.tɚz/(US)
Definition of headquarters
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
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noun
- The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
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The center of an organization's operations or administration.
“As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities.”
“The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.”
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A place of concentrated activity or influence.
“The head-quarters of the rebellion in the East were at a little town called Hui-lung.”
verb
- (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of headquarter
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Etymology
From head + quarters.
Words you can make from headquarters
200+ playable · top: HEADQUARTER (24 pts)
Best play headquarter 24 points9-letter words
5 words8-letter words
20 words- ADEQUATE 18 pts
- QUADRATE 18 pts
- QUADRATS 18 pts
- QUARTERS 17 pts
- ADHERERS 12 pts
- DRUTHERS 12 pts
- HEADREST 12 pts
- RETHREAD 12 pts
- THREADER 12 pts
- ARETHUSA 11 pts
- HETAERAS 11 pts
- URETHRAE 11 pts
- URETHRAS 11 pts
- ARRESTED 9 pts
- DREAREST 9 pts
- RETREADS 9 pts
- SERRATED 9 pts
- TREADERS 9 pts
- AUSTERER 8 pts
- TREASURE 8 pts
7-letter words
72 words- QUASHED 20 pts
- QUASHER 19 pts
- EQUATED 17 pts
- QUADRAT 17 pts
- QUESTED 17 pts
- SQUARED 17 pts
- EQUATES 16 pts
- QUAERES 16 pts
- QUARTER 16 pts
- QUARTES 16 pts
- QUATRES 16 pts
- QUESTER 16 pts
- REQUEST 16 pts
- SQUARER 16 pts
- ADHERER 11 pts
- ADHERES 11 pts
- DEARTHS 11 pts
- DHURRAS 11 pts
- DRUTHER 11 pts
- EARTHED 11 pts
- HARDEST 11 pts
- HARDSET 11 pts
- HATREDS 11 pts
- HEADERS 11 pts
- HEADSET 11 pts
- HEARSED 11 pts
- HEARTED 11 pts
- HERDERS 11 pts
- REHEARD 11 pts
- SHARTED 11 pts
- SHEARED 11 pts
- THREADS 11 pts
- TRASHED 11 pts
- USHERED 11 pts
- AETHERS 10 pts
- HEARERS 10 pts
- HEATERS 10 pts
- HETAERA 10 pts
- HURTERS 10 pts
- REHEARS 10 pts
- REHEATS 10 pts
- SHEARER 10 pts
- TRASHER 10 pts
- URETHRA 10 pts
- AERATED 8 pts
- ARRASED 8 pts
- AURATED 8 pts
- DARTERS 8 pts
- DATURAS 8 pts
- DEAREST 8 pts
- DERATES 8 pts
- READERS 8 pts
- REDATES 8 pts
- REDEARS 8 pts
- REREADS 8 pts
- RETARDS 8 pts
- RETREAD 8 pts
- SAUTEED 8 pts
- SEDATER 8 pts
- STARRED 8 pts
- TASERED 8 pts
- TRADERS 8 pts
- TREADER 8 pts
- AERATES 7 pts
- AUREATE 7 pts
- AUSTERE 7 pts
- ERASURE 7 pts
- ERRATAS 7 pts
- RETEARS 7 pts
- SERRATE 7 pts
- TEARERS 7 pts
- URETERS 7 pts
6-letter words
102 words- EQUATE 15 pts
- QUAERE 15 pts
- QUARTE 15 pts
- QUARTS 15 pts
- QUASAR 15 pts
- QUATRE 15 pts
- QUEERS 15 pts
- SQUARE 15 pts
- ADHERE 10 pts
- DASHER 10 pts
- DEARTH 10 pts
- DEATHS 10 pts
- DHURRA 10 pts
- HARDER 10 pts
- HASTED 10 pts
- HATRED 10 pts
- HEADER 10 pts
- HEATED 10 pts
- HEDERS 10 pts
- HERDER 10 pts
- RUSHED 10 pts
- SHADER 10 pts
- SHARED 10 pts
- SHUTED 10 pts
- SRADHA 10 pts
- AETHER 9 pts
- ARHATS 9 pts
- EARTHS 9 pts
- ETHERS 9 pts
- HAERES 9 pts
- HATERS 9 pts
- HAUTER 9 pts
- HEARER 9 pts
- HEARSE 9 pts
- HEARTS 9 pts
- HEATER 9 pts
- HEREAT 9 pts
- HURTER 9 pts
- RASHER 9 pts
- RATHER 9 pts
- REHEAR 9 pts
- REHEAT 9 pts
- RUSHEE 9 pts
- RUSHER 9 pts
- RUTHER 9 pts
- SHARER 9 pts
- DARERS 7 pts
- DARTER 7 pts
- DATERS 7 pts
- DATURA 7 pts
- DEARER 7 pts
- DERATE 7 pts
- DERATS 7 pts
- DESERT 7 pts
- DETERS 7 pts
- DREARS 7 pts
- DURRAS 7 pts
- DUSTER 7 pts
- ERASED 7 pts
- ETUDES 7 pts
- RADARS 7 pts
- READER 7 pts
- REARED 7 pts
- REDATE 7 pts
- REDEAR 7 pts
- REREAD 7 pts
- RESEDA 7 pts
- RESTED 7 pts
- RETARD 7 pts
- REUSED 7 pts
- RUDEST 7 pts
- RUSTED 7 pts
- SARDAR 7 pts
- SAUTED 7 pts
- SEARED 7 pts
- SEATED 7 pts
- SEDATE 7 pts
- STARED 7 pts
- TARRED 7 pts
- TEARED 7 pts
- AERATE 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARREST 6 pts
- AURATE 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
- ERASER 6 pts
- ERRATA 6 pts
- RAREST 6 pts
- RASTER 6 pts
- RASURE 6 pts
- RATERS 6 pts
- REATAS 6 pts
- RESEAT 6 pts
- RESEAU 6 pts
- RESTER 6 pts
- RETEAR 6 pts
- RETUSE 6 pts
- SEARER 6 pts
- SEATER 6 pts
- STARER 6 pts
- TARRES 6 pts
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