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71Head shot — This article is about the photographic technique. For the killing technique, see Sniper#Shot placement. A head shot is a photographic technique where the focus of the photograph is a person s face. Headshot is essentially the same as portrait.… …
72Head of government — This article focuses on the cases where the head of government is a separate office from the head of state. For information about countries where the two roles are combined, see Presidential system. The heads of government of five members of the… …
73Head stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem …
74Head voice — Voice Voice, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erw[ a]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate}, {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch}, {Vowel}.] 1 …
75-head — suffix = HOOD (godhead; maidenhead). Etymology: ME hed, hede = HOOD * * * a native English suffix meaning state of being (godhead; maidenhead), occurring in words now mostly archaic or obsolete, many being superseded by forms in hood. [ME hede,… …
76Head tax (Canada) — The Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering… …
77Head tube — In vehicle frames, most commonly of a bicycle or motorcycle [cite web url = http://www.chopper kit.co.uk/ame chopper kit installation.htm title = Chopper kit installation Guide accessdate = 2007 04 11] , the head tube is the outer tube within… …
78Head-marking language — A head marking language is one where the grammatical marks showing relations between different constituents of a phrase tend to be placed on the heads (or nuclei) of the phrase in question, rather than the modifiers or dependents. In a noun… …
79Head of State (film) — Infobox Film name = Head of State caption = director = Chris Rock writer = Chris Rock Ali LeRoi starring = Chris Rock Bernie Mac Tracy Morgan producer = Michael Rotenberg distributor = DreamWorks U.S. Gross = $37,778,288 released = 28 March 2003… …
80head-on — adverb 1 meet/crash etc head on if two vehicles meet head on, the front part of one vehicle hits the front part of the other: Their car collided head on with a van. 2 if someone deals with a problem head on, they deal with it in a direct and… …
