HUMAN HEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does human head mean? 

• HUMAN HEAD (noun)
  The noun HUMAN HEAD has 1 sense:

1. the head of a human being

  Familiarity information: HUMAN HEAD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HUMAN HEAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The head of a human being

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("human head" is a kind of...):

caput; head (the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains)

Meronyms (parts of "human head"):

crown; pate; poll (the top of the head)

scalp (the skin that covers the top of the head)

occiput (back part of the head or skull)

sinciput (the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead))

countenance; kisser; mug; phiz; physiognomy; smiler; visage (the human face ('kisser' and 'smiler' and 'mug' are informal terms for 'face' and 'phiz' is British))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "human head"):

bullethead (a head shaped like a bullet)

attic; bean; bonce; dome; noggin; noodle (informal terms for a human head)

Holonyms ("human head" is a part of...):

homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)

 Context examples 

She looked at Jim, and I never saw such eyes in a human head, so large, and black, and wonderful.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)