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91headforemost — /hed fawr mohst , meuhst, fohr /, adv. headfirst (def. 1). [1615 25; HEAD + FOREMOST] * * * …
92headframe — /hed fraym /, n. a structure supporting the hoisting sheaves at the top of a mine shaft. Also called gallows frame. [1875 80; HEAD + FRAME] * * * …
93headgear — /hed gear /, n. 1. any covering for the head, esp. a hat, cap, bonnet, etc. 2. a protective covering for the head, as a steel helmet or football helmet. 3. the parts of a harness about the animal s head. 4. Orthodontics Informal. a device worn on …
94headhunt — /hed hunt /, n. 1. a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt. v.i. 2. to engage in headhunting. [HEAD + HUNT] * * * …
95headhunter — /hed hun teuhr/, n. 1. a person who engages in headhunting. 2. a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency. 3. an executive recruitment agency. [1850 55; HEAD + HUNTER] * * * …
96headhunting — /hed hun ting/, n. 1. (among certain primitive peoples) the practice of hunting down and decapitating victims and preserving their heads as trophies. 2. the act or practice of actively searching for new employees, esp. for professionals or… …
97heading — /hed ing/, n. 1. something that serves as a head, top, or front. 2. a title or caption of a page, chapter, etc. 3. a section of the subject of a discourse; a main division of a topic or theme. 4. the compass direction toward which a traveler or… …
98headlamp — /hed lamp /, n. headlight. Also, headlamp. [1880 85] * * * …
99headland — /hed leuhnd/, n. 1. a promontory extending into a large body of water. 2. a strip of unplowed land at the ends of furrows or near a fence or border. [bef. 1000; ME hedeland, OE heafodland. See HEAD, LAND] * * * …
100headlight — /hed luyt /, n. a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc. [1860 65, Amer.; HEAD + LIGHT1] * * * …
