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| adz |
an axlike tool with a curved, sharp-edged head set crosswise to the handle, used for shaping large pieces of wood. |
| affront |
to meet head-on; confront. [1/4 definitions] |
| Afghan |
a tall hound with a long narrow head and long silky hair; Afghan hound. [1/5 definitions] |
| aigrette |
a head ornament made of an upright tuft of egret tail feathers. |
| antenna |
a thin, sensitive appendage on the head of an insect or crustacean, used to feel with. [1/2 definitions] |
| Anubis |
in Egyptian mythology, the god, represented with a jackal head, who leads the dead to judgment. |
| apostolate |
the office, duties, mission, or term of activity of an apostle, or, esp., of the pope as head of the Apostolic See in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| archimandrite |
in the Eastern Church, the head of a monastery or monasteries. [1/2 definitions] |
| artichoke |
a tall thistlelike plant whose flower head, composed of thick, leaflike scales, is cooked and eaten. [1/2 definitions] |
| babushka |
a woman's scarf, usu. triangle-shaped, that is worn on the head and tied under the chin. |
| Babylonia |
an ancient empire of about 2800-700 B.C. in southwestern Asia at the head of the Persian Gulf. |
| balaclava |
a knitted garment that covers the head and neck and leaves open the face or parts of the face, often used by skiers, mountain climbers, and the like. |
| bald eagle |
a large eagle of the United States and Canada that has a white head and tail and a wingspan of about seven feet. |
| baldhead |
a person whose head is bald; baldpate. [2 definitions] |
| baldpate |
a person with a bald head. [1/2 definitions] |
| bandanna |
a large handkerchief with a brightly colored design, sometimes worn on the head or neck. |
| bandwagon |
a colorfully decorated wagon used to carry musicians at the head of a circus parade. [1/2 definitions] |
| bareheaded |
without a covering for the head; hatless. |
| basilisk |
any of various tropical American lizards characterized by an erectile crest on the head and the ability to run at high speeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| bean |
(informal) one's head. [2/5 definitions] |
| behead |
to cut off the head of, usu. as a means of execution. |
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