🇬🇧 Head meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Head” usually means the very top part of something, or the part that comes first or leads. On your body, your head is the top part that has your brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. We can also say the head of a line, the head of a table, or the head of a parade to mean the front or beginning part. So “head” is what’s on top, or what comes first and leads the rest.

The head of the tunnel looked tiny and friendly, but the. middle was so dark that my bravery tried to run back out.

The line for the slide was so twisty that nobody knew where the head was until a kid zoomed past yelling, “Found it!”

The head of the table is where Mom sits, because she can see everything, including sneaky peas hiding under napkins.

The head of the bed is where I put my pillow, my favorite toy, and all my very serious midnight snack plans.

When the teacher asked, “Who’s at the head of the group?” my friend pointed to a confused pigeon walking in front of us.

A boy carried a cabbage head home, careful with its damp leaves. A snail tucked under one leaf head. At the head of the path he paused, lifted the snail, smiling, and set it on soil. At the door he bumped his own head on the frame, laughed, then pressed the cabbage head to his chest. He felt gentle pride.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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