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11head — [hed] n. [ME hede, heved < OE heafod, akin to Ger haupt (OHG houbit, Goth haubith) < IE base * kaput (orig. prob. cup shaped) > L caput: merged in Gmc with word akin to OHG hūba, a cap, crest (Ger haube) < IE base * keu , to bend,… …
12head start — head starts also head start N COUNT: usu sing, oft N on/over n If you have a head start on other people, you have an advantage over them in something such as a competition or race. Hungarian businessmen have had a head start over most of their… …
13Head-hunter — Head hunt er (h[e^]d h[u^]nt [ e]r), n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head hunters. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …
14Head-hunting — Head hunter Head hunt er (h[e^]d h[u^]nt [ e]r), n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head hunters. [1913… …
15head start — n 1.) an advantage that helps you to be successful give sb/get/have a head start ▪ Give your children a head start by sending them to nursery school. 2.) a start in a race in which you begin earlier or further ahead than someone else …
16head start — noun count 1. ) an advantage over other people in the same situation as you, especially in a competition: The reading program is designed to give young children a head start. 2. ) a situation in which you start a race before your opponent or from …
17head start — head′ start′ n. 1) spo an advantage given or acquired in any competition, endeavor, etc., as allowing one or more competitors in a race to start before the others 2) a productive beginning: I ll get a head start on the paperwork this weekend[/ex] …
18head gate — head′ gate n. 1) civ a control gate at the upstream end of a canal or lock 2) civ a floodgate of a race, sluice, etc • Etymology: 1830–40, amer …
19Race and intelligence — Human intelligence Abilities and Traits …
20Head of the River (Australia) — The Head of the River is a name given to six annual Australian rowing regattas held in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. The regattas feature competing independent schools, and the winner of… …
