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Units related to: “head”
capit-, capt-, cap-, cep-, ceps-, chapt-, chef, cip-
(Latin: head; leader, chief, or first)
cephalo-, cephal-; -cephalic, -cephalism, -cephalous, -cephalus; -cephaly
(Greek: head)
cranio-, crani-, cran- +
(Greek > Medieval Latin [c.700-c.1500]: head, skull)
magist-, master- +
(Latin: magister, chief, head, leader; from Latin magnus, "great")
alopec- +
(Greek > Latin: fox; baldness; derived from "mange in foxes"; bald patches on the head)
cervic-, cervico-, cervici-, cervi- +
(Latin: neck; head-joint, throat)
coife, cofea, cuphia
(Latin: a helmet, a cap; head dress, hair style)
Creativity: Thirst That Needs Quenching
(getting a "fire in the head" in order to get the flame of creativity in motion)
creno-, cren-, crauno-, crouno-
(Greek: well head, spring, fountain, mineral spring)
encephalo-, encephal-
(Greek: brain; that which is inside the head)
numen-, numin-
(Latin: nod of the head; divine power, divine will, divine command, divinity, god)
temporo-, tempor-
(Latin: sides of the head near the eyes; temple bones)
viscer-, viscero-, visceri-, visc-
(Latin: internal organs; all that is under the skin, all parts in the body except flesh or muscles; entrails; any large interior organ in any of the three great cavities of the body; specifically, those within the chest; such as, the heart or lungs; or in the abdomen; such as, the liver, pancreas, and intestines; and in the head; such as, the brain)
Word Entries containing the term: “head”
blizzard head
Someone who has blond hair.
This entry is located in the following unit: Glossary: Grand Panjandrum (page 1)
keep a civil tongue in one's head
To be polite ad to be respectful when talking to someone: The bus driver was yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head.
This entry is located in the following unit: Tongue Idioms (page 1)
titular ruler, titular head
1. A person who is in an official position of leadership and who possesses few, if any, actual powers.

Sometimes such a person may be in a position of titular leadership and yet exercise more power than would normally be expected, because of his or her personality, popularity, or experience.

A titular ruler or a titular head is not restricted to political leadership, but it can also refer to an organization; such as, a corporation, an industry , a government position, or any other group.

2. Etymology: Formed from a combination of the Latin titulus, "title" and the English suffix -ar, which means "of" or "belonging to".
This entry is located in the following units: title, -title, titu-, tild- (page 2) -ular (page 11)
Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are attractive.
This entry is located in the following unit: paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia (page 7)