Idioms for head

Origin of head

before 900; Middle English he(v)ed, Old English hēafod; cognate with Old High German houbit, Gothic haubith; akin to Old English hafud- (in hafudland headland), Old Norse hǫfuth, Latin caput (see capital1)

OTHER WORDS FROM head

head·like, adjective mul·ti·head, noun

British Dictionary definitions for put heads together (1 of 2)

Head
/ (hɛd) /

noun

Edith. 1907–81, US dress designer: won many Oscars for her Hollywood film costume designs

British Dictionary definitions for put heads together (2 of 2)

head
/ (hɛd) /

noun

verb

See also head for, head off, heads

Derived forms of head

headlike, adjective

Word Origin for head

Old English hēafod; related to Old Norse haufuth, Old Frisian hāved, Old Saxon hōbid, Old High German houbit

Medical definitions for put heads together

head
[ hĕd ]

n.

The uppermost or forwardmost part of the human body, containing the brain and the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and jaws.
The analogous part of various vertebrate and invertebrate animals.
The pus-containing tip of an abscess, boil, or pimple.
The rounded proximal end of a long bone.
The end of a muscle that is attached to the less movable part of the skeleton.

Idioms and Phrases with put heads together (1 of 2)

put heads together

see put our heads together.

Idioms and Phrases with put heads together (2 of 2)

head