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 Meanings and Examples of HEAD
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head
 n.  the part of the body above the neck
 n.  the mind and mental abilities
 n.  the top part or beginning of something
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  He stopped and turned his head quickly, his poppy-cheeked face lighting up.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  "It's rare good for thee," he said, nodding his head wisely.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  Dickon stood rubbing his rusty-red head with a rather puzzled look.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  Well, I wouldn't ask th head gardener.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  He turned his head over his high shoulders and spoke to her.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
6  The Hatter shook his head mournfully.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party
7  Because I couldn't go to sleep either and my head ached.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  He nodded his head toward the outer corridor.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
9  Mr. Craven went off his head like when he was born.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  Presently he lifted his head and looked round the garden.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
11  My back ached and my head ached and I was tired.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
12  My head aches and I ache all over because I'm so tired.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
13  When his head was out of sight Colin turned to Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
14  "I can stand," he said, and his head was still held up and he said it quite grandly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
15  Colin turned his head, frowning.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
Example Sentence: (173 in 12 pages)
16  The victim received head injuries from which she died a week later.
17  The victim had been assailed with repeated blows to the head and body.
18  The victim suffered a blow to the head from a blunt instrument.
19  He suffered headaches and double vision after hitting his head in the accident.
20  She shook her head and started to walk on.
21  He dashed his head against the wall.
22  He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere.
23  With a nod of his head he indicated to me where I should sit.
24  He hit his head against a metal bar.
25  One good head is better than a hundred strong hands.
26  A little bird was bobbing its head up and down.
27  He saw there was a big hole in the back of the man's head, blood was still oozing from it.
28  The image of the woman popped into his head out of the blue.
29  She liked the head in her office with whom she stood in.
30  The changing size of an infant's head is considered an index of brain growth.