Thesaurus:head

Thesaurus:head

THESAURUS

head

English

Sense: part of body of an animal or human containing the brain

Detail: The part of the body of an animal or human, or representation thereof, which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

Synonyms

• bean

• beaner

• belfry

• block

• bonce

• dome

• head

• loaf

• lolly

• noodle    [WS]

• noddle

• noggin

• nut    [WS]

• pate

• scalp

• sconce

• skull    [WS]

Meronyms

• face

• eye    [WS]

• ear    [WS]

• mouth    [WS]

• nose    [WS]

• lip

• eyebrow

• eyelash

• cheek

• jaw

• chin

• skull    [WS]

• brain    [WS]

Holonyms

• body    [WS]

Various

• countenance    [WS]

Further reading

• “head” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “head” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.