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heads.

A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/hɛdz/
  1. A shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.

Where this word comes from

Plural of head.

noun/hɛdz/
  1. The part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.

  2. One side of a coin

    Heads, I win.
  3. One side of a coin: The side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.

    usually
  4. One side of a coin: The side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.

    Ireland · sometimes
  5. Clipping of headphones.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
    Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.
  6. The draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.

    Ireland
  7. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.

Where this word comes from

Plural of head.

noun/hɛdz/
  1. High-grade marijuana.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From head (from the notion that it gives a head high) + -s (possibly either genitive or plural).

noun/hɛdz/
  1. plural of head.

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

Plural of head.

verb/hɛdz/
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of head

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

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