English Words Starting With H

• head trip

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈhed trɪp/An intense, often narcissistic or self-indulgent psychological experience involving introspection, fantasy, or altered perception.
• head voice

  nounLow (common in music/vocal contexts, rare in general use)
  /ˈhɛd ˌvɔɪs/A vocal register in singing where the voice resonates in the head cavities, producing a lighter, higher-pitched, and often less powerful sound than the chest voice.
• head waiter

  nounB2
  /ˌhed ˈweɪ.tər/The senior waiter in a restaurant who supervises other waiters and manages the dining room's service.
• head wall

  nounC1/C2 (Specialist Technical)
  /ˌhɛd ˈwɔːl/The vertical or steep surface at the upstream end of a culvert, dam, spillway, or similar hydraulic structure against which water flows.
• head-and-tail light

  nounlow
  /ˌhɛd ən(d) ˌteɪl ˈlaɪt/A lighting device on a vehicle, consisting of a headlight at the front and a taillight at the rear, often considered together as a system.
• head-banger

  nounC1
  /ˈhed ˌbæŋ.ə/A person who moves their head violently, especially to the rhythm of loud rock or heavy metal music; also, a slang term for someone who acts in an aggressively foolish or obsessive manner.
• head-butt

  nounverbC1
  /ˈhɛd bʌt/To deliberately strike someone with the front of the head, specifically the forehead, as an aggressive or defensive physical attack.
• head-hunting

  nounC1
  /ˈhɛd ˌhʌntɪŋ/The practice of actively seeking out and recruiting key employees from competitor companies.
• head-load

  nounverbLow
  /ˈhɛd ˌləʊd/The act of carrying something on one's head, especially a burden or cargo.
• head-to-head

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌhed tə ˈhed/Direct competition or confrontation between two people, teams, or entities.
• head-up display

  nounMedium
  /ˌhɛd ˈʌp dɪˈspleɪ/A transparent display that presents data (like speed or navigation) within the user's normal line of sight, typically on a vehicle's windshield or a pilot's visor, so they don't need to look away from the road or sky.
• headache

  nounHigh
  /ˈhɛdeɪk/A continuous pain in the head.
• headband

  nounB1
  /ˈhɛdband/A strip of fabric worn around the head, typically to keep hair or sweat out of one's eyes.
• headbang

  verbC1
  /ˈhɛdˌbæŋ/To move one's head violently up and down or in a circular motion to the rhythm of loud rock or heavy metal music.
• headbanger

  nounC1
  /ˈhɛdˌbæŋ.ə/A person who moves their head violently up and down in time with the music, typically at a rock or heavy metal concert.
• headboard

  nounB1
  /ˈhɛdbɔːd/The upright panel or frame at the head of a bed, to which the mattress touches.
• headbox

  nounC2
  /ˈhɛdbɒks/A container or chamber that receives and distributes pulp slurry at the start of the paper machine.
• headcam

  nounC1
  /ˈhɛdkam/A small video camera worn on the head, typically attached to a helmet, cap, or headband, to record a first-person perspective.
• headcase

  nounMedium-Low (Informal)
  /ˈhɛdˌkeɪs/A person who is mentally unstable, eccentric, or prone to erratic or unpredictable behaviour.
• headcheese

  nounC1
  /ˈhɛdˌtʃiːz/A cold cut or terrine made from the flesh of a pig's or calf's head, often including other organ meats, set in its own gelatin.

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