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111headquarter — /hed kwawr teuhr, kwaw /, v.t. 1. to situate in headquarters. v.i. 2. to establish one s headquarters. [back formation from HEADQUARTERS] * * * …
112headquarters — /hed kwawr teuhrz, kwaw /, n., pl. headquarters. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always …
113headrace — /hed rays /, n. the race, flume, or channel leading to a water wheel or the like. [1840 50; HEAD + RACE1] * * * …
114headrail — /hed rayl /, n. 1. a railing on a sailing vessel, extending forward from abaft the bow to the back of the figurehead. 2. Also called headbox. a narrow, boxlike case extending across the top of a window blind and covering the mechanical devices by …
115headrest — /hed rest /, n. 1. a rest or support of any kind for the head. 2. Also called head restraint. a padded part at the top of the back of a seat, esp. in an automobile, to protect one s head against whiplash in a collision. [1850 55; HEAD + REST1] *… …
116headrig — /hed rig /, n. (in a sawmill) the carriage and saw used in cutting a log into slabs. [HEAD + RIG1] * * * …
117headright — /hed ruyt /, n. 1. Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc. 2. Amer. Hist. a grant of land, usually 50… …
118headroom — /hed roohm , room /, n. 1. Naut. the clear space between two decks. 2. Also called headway. clear vertical space, as between the head and sill of a doorway or between the ceiling and floor of an attic room at a certain point, esp. such height as… …
119headsaw — /hed saw /, n. a saw that cuts and trims logs as they enter a mill. [HEAD + SAW1] * * * …
120headset — /hed set /, n. 1. Radio, Teleph. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached. 2. earphones or headphones. [1920 25; HEAD + SET] * * * …
