Headland Head"land (hĕd"lănd)
noun 1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. "Sow the
headland with wheat."
Shak. 2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. Tusser.
Headless Head"less adjective [ Anglo-Saxon
heáfodleás .]
1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass. 2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Sir W. Raleigh. 3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate. [ Obsolete]
Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning.
Spenser.
Headlight Head"light` (hĕd"līt`)
noun (Engineering) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going through a dark tunnel.
Headline Head"line` (-līn`)
noun 1. (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page. 2. (Nautical) See Headrope .
Headlong Head"long` (-lŏng`; 115)
adverb [ Middle English
hedling ,
hevedlynge ; probably confused with English
long ,
adjective & adverb ]
1. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong . Acts i. 18. 2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation. 3. Hastily; without delay or respite.
Headlong Head"long adjective 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly. 2. Steep; precipitous. [ Poetic]
Like a tower upon a headlong rock.
Byron.
Headman Head"man` (hĕd"măn`)
noun ;
plural Headmen (-mĕn`). [ Anglo-Saxon
heáfodman .]
A head or leading man, especially of a village community.
Headmold shot, Headmould shot Head"mold` shot", Head"mould` shot" (- mōld` shŏt`). (Medicine) An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot , over each other at the sutures. Dunglison.
Headmost Head"most` (-mōst`)
adjective Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
Headnote Head"note` (-nōt`)
noun A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
Headpan Head"pan` (-păn`)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
heáfodpanne .]
The brainpan. [ Obsolete]
Headpiece Head"piece` (-pēs`)
noun 1. Head. In his headpiece he felt a sore pain.
Spenser. 2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages. 3. Understanding; mental faculty. Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains.
Prideaux. 4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
Headquarters Head"quar`ters (-kwar`tẽrz)
noun plural [ but sometimes used as a
noun sing. ]
The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order. The brain, which is the headquarters , or office, of intelligence.
Collier.
Headrace Head"race` (-rās`)
noun See Race , a water course.
Headroom Head"room` (-rōm`)
noun (Architecture) See Headway , 2.
Headrope Head"rope` (-rōp`)
noun (Nautical) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.
Headsail Head"sail` (-sāl`)
noun (Nautical) Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten.
Headshake Head`shake` (-shāk`)
noun A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak.
Headship Head"ship noun Authority or dignity; chief place.
Headsman Heads"man (hĕdz"m
a n)
noun ;
plural Headsmen (-m
e n).
An executioner who cuts off heads. Dryden.
Headspring Head"spring` (hĕd"sprĭng`)
noun Fountain; source. The headspring of our belief.
Stapleton.
Headstall Head"stall` (-stal`)
noun That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head. Shak.
Headstock Head"stock` (-stŏk`)
noun (Machinery) A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine ; as:
(a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head , the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock . (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.
Headstone Head"stone` (-stōn`)
noun 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. Ps. cxviii. 22. 2. The stone at the head of a grave.
Headstrong Head"strong` (-strŏng`; 115)
adjective 1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn. Now let the headstrong boy my will control.
Dryden. 2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. Dryden. Syn. -- Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn; unruly; venturesome; heady.
Headstrongness Head"strong`ness noun Obstinacy. [ R.]
Gayton.
Headtire Head"tire` (-tīr`)
noun 1. A headdress. "A
headtire of fine linen."
1 Esdras iii. 6. 2. The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
Headwater Head"wa`ter noun The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.
Headway Head"way` (-wā`)
noun 1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind. 2. (Architecture) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath.
Headwork Head"work` (-wûrk`)
noun Mental labor.
Heady Head"y (hĕd"ȳ)
adjective [ From
Head .]
1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable. All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady , -- to be violent on one side or the other.
Sir W. Temple. 2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong. The liquor is too heady .
Dryden. 3. Violent; impetuous. "A
heady currance."
Shak.
Heal Heal (hēl)
transitive verb [ See
Hele .]
To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [ Obsolete]
Heal Heal transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Healed (hēld);
present participle & verbal noun Healing .] [ Middle English
helen ,
hælen , Anglo-Saxon
hǣlan , from
hāl hale, sound, whole; akin to Old Saxon
hēlian , Dutch
heelen , German
heilen , Goth.
hailjan . See
Whole .]
1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed .
Matt. viii. 8. 2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound. I will heal their backsliding.
Hos. xiv. 4. 3. To restore to original purity or integrity. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters.
2 Kings ii. 21. 4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
Heal Heal (hēl)
intransitive verb To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals , or the wound heals ; -- sometimes with up or over ; as, it will heal up, or over. Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves.
Shak.
Heal Heal noun [ Anglo-Saxon
hǣlu ,
hǣl . See
Heal ,
transitive verb ]
Health. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Healable Heal"a·ble (-ȧ*b'l)
adjective Capable of being healed.
Healall Heal"all` (-al`)
noun (Botany) A common herb of the Mint family ( Brunella vulgaris ), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea.
Heald Heald (hēld)
noun [ CF.
Heddle .]
A heddle. Ure.
Healer Heal"er (hēl"ẽr)
noun One who, or that which, heals.
Healful Heal"ful (-ful)
adjective Tending or serving to heal; healing. [ Obsolete]
Ecclus. xv. 3.
Healing Heal"ing adjective Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words. Here healing dews and balms abound.
Keble.
Healingly Heal"ing·ly adverb So as to heal or cure.
Health Health (hĕlth)
noun [ Middle English
helthe , Anglo-Saxon
hǣlþ , from
hāl hale, sound, whole. See
Whole .]
1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. There is no health in us.
Book of Common Prayer. Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage.
Buckminster. 2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and
health to all."
Shak. Bill of health .
See under Bill . --
Health lift ,
a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; -- also called lifting machine . --
Health officer ,
one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. --
To drink a health .
See under Drink .
Healthful Health"ful (-ful)
adjective 1. Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant. 2. Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet. The healthful Spirit of thy grace.
Book of Common Prayer. 3. Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition. A mind . . . healthful and so well- proportioned.
Macaulay. 4. Well-disposed; favorable. [ R.]
Gave healthful welcome to their shipwrecked guests.
Shak.
Healthfully Health"ful·ly adverb In health; wholesomely.
Healthfulness Health"ful·ness noun The state of being healthful.
Healthily Health"i·ly (-ĭ*lȳ)
adverb In a healthy manner.
Healthiness Health"i·ness noun The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.
Healthless Health"less adjective 1. Without health, whether of body or mind; infirm. "A
healthless or old age."
Jer. Taylor. 2. Not conducive to health; unwholesome. [ R.]
Healthlessness Health"less·ness noun The state of being healthless.
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