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head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...

is the part of an animal or human that usually includes the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Head or Heads may also refer to: * Human head

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Albums

* ''Heads'' (Bob James album), 1977 * ''Head'' (The Jesus Lizard album), 1990 * ''Head'' (The Monkees album), a 1968 soundtrack of the movie * ''Heads'' (Osibisa album), 1972

Songs

* "Head" (Julian Cope song), 1991 * "Head" (Prince song) * "Head", a song by Mark Lanegan from '' Bubblegum'' * "Head", a song by Static-X from '' Beneath... Between... Beyond...'' * "Head", a song by Todd Sheaffer from '' The Black Bear Sessions'' and ''Elko'' * "Head", a song by Lotion from ''

full Isaac ''full Isaac'' is the debut studio album by Lotion, released in 1994. The album was named in reference to ''The Love Boat''. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "Lotion’s songwriting isn’t yet strong enough to connect the dots of ...

'' * "Head", a song by The Cooper Temple Clause from the album ''

Make This Your Own ''Make This Your Own'' is the third and final album by British alternative rock band The Cooper Temple Clause. It reached #33 in the UK album charts, despite not having the major label backing afforded to the band's first two albums. Track lis ...

'' * "Head", a song by Don Patterson from the album ''

Mellow Soul ''Mellow Soul'' is an album by organist Don Patterson recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.The Xenon Codex'' * "Heads", a song by James from the album ''

Living in Extraordinary Times ''Living in Extraordinary Times'' is the 15th studio album by British rock band James. It was released on 3 August 2018, through Infectious Music. A few months after the release of the band's 14th studio album, ''Girl at the End of the World'' i ...

Other music

Head (band) Head were an English rock band of the late 1980s. History After making three albums and a few singles the Bristol-based combo faded away. Nick Sheppard previously played in The Cortinas (punk band), The Cortinas and The Clash. Gareth Sager p ...

, an English rock band * The Head (band), an indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia *

Head (music) In its broadest sense, the head of a piece of music is its main theme, particularly in jazz, where the term takes on a more specific set of innovation. In other types of music, "head" may refer to the first or most prominent section of a song. Th ...

, a main theme in jazz * Drumhead, a membrane on a drum *

Headstock A headstock or peghead is part of a guitar or similar stringed instruments such as a lute, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and others of the lute lineage. The main function of a headstock is to house the pegs or mechanism that holds the strings at the ...

, a part of an instrument * Brian Welch (born 1970), American musician better known as Head

Film and television

* ''Head'' (film), a 1968 film starring The Monkees * ''Heads'' (film), a 1994 TV movie * ''The Head'' (1959 film), a German horror film directed by Victor Trivas * ''The Head'' (2003 film), a Russian black comedy * ''The Head'' (1994 TV series), a 1994–1996 American animated television series * ''The Head'' (2020 TV series), a 2020 psychological thriller series * "Head" (''Blackadder''), a 1986 episode of ''Blackadder'' * "Head" (''American Horror Story''), a 2013 episode of the anthology television series

Other arts

* ''Head'' (Csaky), a 1913 Cubist sculpture by Joseph Csaky * Head (DC Comics), a minor character in the fictional DC universe

Companies and brands

* Head (company), a manufacturer and marketer of sports equipment *

Head Entertainment Head Entertainment was an entertainment retail chain in the United Kingdom. The company was formed on 18 February 2009 when Simon Douglas, former managing director of Zavvi and business partner Les Whitfield, purchased five stores from Zavvi ...

, a chain of retail stores * Head Shampoo, an American organic hair product

Computing

* head (Unix), a UNIX command * , an HTML document structure element * HEAD, an HTTP request method * Head, a reference to a commit object to a

Repository Repository may refer to: Archives and online databases * Content repository, a database with an associated set of data management tools, allowing application-independent access to the content * Disciplinary repository (or subject repository), an ...

Maritime

Head (watercraft) The head (pl. heads) is a ship's toilet. The name derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for the regular sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship. Design In sailing ships, the toilet was placed in the bow somewhat above t ...

, the toilet on a watercraft *

Head (sail) Sail components include the features that define a sail's shape and function, plus its constituent parts from which it is manufactured. A sail may be classified in a variety of ways, including by its orientation to the vessel (e.g. ''fore-and- ...

, the uppermost corner part of a sail *

Head race A head race is a time-trial competition in the sport of rowing. Head races are typically held in the fall, winter and spring seasons. These events draw many athletes as well as observers. In this form of racing, rowers race against the clock wh ...

or ''crew race'', a time-trial rowing competition and related events called 'Head of the __ River' * Headsail, any sail set forward of the foremost mast

Science

Head (botany) A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...

, a structure composed of numerous individual flowers *

Head (geology) Head describes deposits consisting of fragmented material which, following weathering, have moved downslope through a process of solifluction. The term has been used by British geologists since the middle of the 19th century to describe such materi ...

, a recent near-surface deposit * Head (linguistics), the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member * Head of tide, the highest point on a river affected by tidal fluctuations *

Head (hydrology) In hydrology, the head is the point on a watercourse up to which it has been artificially broadened and/or raised by an impoundment. Above the head of the reservoir natural conditions prevail; below it the water level above the riverbed has bee ...

, the point on a watercourse, up to which it has been changed by damming *

Headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...

, also known as a head, a type of peninsula * High Energy Astrophysics Division, a division of the American Astronomical Society *

Hydraulic head Hydraulic head or piezometric head is a specific measurement of liquid pressure above a vertical datum., 410 pages. See pp. 43–44., 650 pages. See p. 22. It is usually measured as a liquid surface elevation, expressed in units of length, ...

, an elevation difference between two fluid surfaces that drives flow ** Pressure head, a term used in fluid mechanics to represent the internal energy of a fluid due to the pressure exerted on its container **

Total dynamic head In fluid dynamics, total dynamic head (TDH) is the total equivalent height that a fluid is to be pumped, taking into account friction losses in the pipe. : {\rm h_{total} = \frac{P_2-P_1}{\rho g} + \frac{{v_2}^2-{v_1}^2}{2g : TDH = Static Heigh ...

, the total equivalent height that a fluid is to be pumped, taking into account friction losses in the pipe

Technology

* Cylinder head, a part of an internal combustion engine *

Head (vessel) A head is one of the end caps on a cylindrically shaped pressure vessel. Principle Vessel dished ends are mostly used in storage or pressure vessels in industry. These ends, which in upright vessels are the bottom and the top, use less space ...

, an end cap on a pressure vessel * Head unit, a component of an automobile or home stereo system *

Recording head A recording head is the physical interface between a recording apparatus and a moving recording medium. Recording heads are generally classified according to the physical principle that allows them to impress their data upon their medium. A record ...

, the physical interface between a recording apparatus and a moving recording medium ** Disk read-and-write head, part of a disk drive *

Sprinkler head A fire sprinkler or sprinkler head is the component of a fire sprinkler system that discharges water when the effects of a fire have been detected, such as when a predetermined temperature has been exceeded. Fire sprinklers are extensively used ...

, a component of a fire sprinkler system

Titles

* Head coach, senior coach of an athletic team * Head girl and head boy, positions in student government * Head of government, the most senior executive of a cabinet and government *

Head of mission In diplomatic usage, head of mission (HOM) or chief of mission (COM) from the French "chef de mission diplomatique" (CMD) is the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an ambassador, high commissioner, nuncio, chargé d'affaires, permane ...

, the senior diplomat in a foreign post * Head of state, the most senior public representative of a state * Head teacher, the most senior teacher and leader of a school * Head, a person who uses psychoactive drugs, such as a cokehead

Other uses

* Head (surname), a surname (and list of people with that name) * The Head, Queensland, Australia * Beer head, a frothy emulsion at the top of a serving of beer *

Head of radius The head of the radius has a cylindrical form, and on its upper surface is a shallow cup or fovea for articulation with the capitulum of the humerus. The circumference of the head is smooth; it is broad medially where it articulates with the radi ...

, part of the forearm bone *

Sydney Heads Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains ...

or simply The Heads, headlands that form the entrance to Sydney Harbour * Viscount Head, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom *

Head baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Head, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. Head Baronetcy, of The Hermitage, in the parish of ...

, two titles, one extinct in the Baronetage of England, the other extant in the Baronetage of the UK * Head, the flat end of a

barrel A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. The word vat is often used for large containers for liquids, ...

* Head, slang for oral sex * Heads, the obverse of a coin; as in "heads or tails"