heads

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5
Pronunciation
/hɛdz/

Definition of heads

11 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.
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intj

  1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of head.
  2. That 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.
  3. One side of a coin
    “Heads, I win.”
  4. (usually)One side of a coin:
  5. (Ireland, sometimes)One side of a coin:
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of headphones.
    “Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.”
  7. (Ireland)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.”
    “The Heads of the Bill are being published to enable consultation with relevant sectors on the proposed changes prior to the detailed drafting of the Bill.”
  8. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
  9. (slang, uncountable)High-grade marijuana.

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of head

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Etymology

Plural of head.

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