| headliner |
a performer who is advertised as a main attraction; star. |
| headlock |
a wrestling hold in which one opponent's arm is locked around the head of the other. |
| headlong |
with the head leading or foremost. [4 definitions] |
| headman |
a leader or chief, as of a tribe or clan. [2 definitions] |
| headmaster |
a man who is principal of an elementary or secondary school, esp. a private school for boys. |
| headmistress |
a woman who is principal of an elementary or secondary school, esp. a private school for girls. |
| headmost |
being in the lead or foremost. |
| head off |
to interfere with the progress of; intercept. |
| head-on |
frontally opposed or facing, or meeting head-to-head or front-to-front, as in a conflict or collision. [3 definitions] |
| headphone |
(usu. pl.) a sound receiver, as for a radio or stereo system, that is held over one or both ears by a flexible band; earphones; headset. |
| headpiece |
a covering, usu. protective, for the head. [3 definitions] |
| headpin |
in bowling, the pin nearest to the bowler; kingpin. |
| headquarter |
to locate or situate (an organization, army division, or the like) with a headquarters in a specified location. |
| headquarters |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the primary center of administration of any organization. [2 definitions] |
| headrest |
a rest or support for the head, as on a chair or a seat in a motor vehicle. |
| headroom |
the clear space between the head and a ceiling, arch, or top of a doorway. |
| headsail |
any of various sails set on a ship's foremast, or to the front of a vessel's single mast. |
| headset |
one or two earphones and sometimes also a mouthpiece, held to the head by a flexible band. |
| headship |
the position or post of leader or head; leadership. |
| headsman |
an executioner who beheads persons condemned to death. |
| headstall |
the part of a bridle or harness that fits over a horse's head. |