heads

UK /hɛdz/ US /hɛdz/

noun 6intj 1

Definitions

intj

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

noun

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.

One side of a coin

Heads, I win.

One side of a coin:

Clipping of headphones.

Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.

noun

High-grade marijuana.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, better, known, over

She is better heads than anyone else on the team.

VERB + HEADS

arms, can't, clouds, couldn't, count, goes, let's, make

We couldn't count the number of heads in the crowded stadium.

HEADS + NOUN

bills, pigeons, tails

We flipped a coin to see if it would land on heads or tails.

PREP.

in, into, on, than, toward

The whole team heads toward the stadium for tomorrow's big game.

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Idioms & Phrases

butt heads

To argue uncompromisingly.

They always seem to butt heads when they end up talking about politics.

heads up

Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!

Heads up! I'm about to let go.

two heads are better than one

Some tasks may be accomplished more easily by two (or more) people working together than by one working alone.

"Mr. Francis Osbaldistone is an innocent man, Rashleigh," said Miss Vernon, "and he demands an investigation of the charge against him, and I intend to support him in it." "You do,

heads or tails

The practice of flipping a coin in the air, to choose between two alternatives based on which side lands face up.

turn heads

To garner a considerable amount of attention.

Example Bank

Heads, I win.

Wiktionary

Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.

Wiktionary

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 o

Wiktionary

The sky is over our heads.

Tatoeba · #18279

Suppose that pigeons have something in their heads which can feel the power lines.

Tatoeba · #25337

They all have arms, legs, and heads, and they walk and talk, but now there's SOMETHING that wants to make them different.

Tatoeba · #32103

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, heads is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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