A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knot, resulting in a ball of rope. / (Caribbean) The melon cactus. / (California) Any of several species of Echinocactus.

(intransitive) To begin moving away. / (transitive) To intercept. / (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; prevent. / (intransitive) To start out. / (nautical) To turn away from the wind.

plural of head of state

The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.

(transitive) To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of. / (transitive) To close (a cask, barrel, etc.) by fitting a head to it. / (nautical) To turn towards the wind

Alternative form of showerhead.

A parasitic insect, Pediculus humanus capitis, which lives among the hairs on the head of a human and feeds on blood.

(nautical) Having the bow of a boat facing directly into the wind

(idiomatic) Entirely; completely; over one's full body. / In reversed positions; in a lying position of two people where each person's feet are juxtaposed with the other person's head.

Alternative form of sleepyhead