heads

H4E1A1D2S1
/hɛdz/

interjection

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

“Heads, I win.”

Similar
heads upforetimberobversereversekine budKBKBs
Opposite
tailsharps
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Meanings

heads1

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

    Synonyms: heads up, fore, timber

noun
  1. pluralplural of head.
noun
  1. nauticalThe 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:
    1. usuallyThe side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.

      Synonyms: obverse · Antonyms: tails

    2. IrelandsometimesThe side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.

      Synonyms: reverse · Antonyms: harps

  4. abbreviationclippingClipping of headphones.

    Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.

  5. IrelandlawThe draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.

    The Heads of the Bill are being published to enable consultation with relevant sectors on the proposed changes prior to the detailed drafting of the Bill.

    2012 Department of Justice and Equality "Government Publishes Proposed Amendments to Anti Money-Laundering Law" Dublin, 6 June 2012
    1 more example

    Until the session of 1782 bills could only (under Poynings’ Law) begin in the Irish privy council. However, informal legislative initiatives, known as ‘heads of bills’, began regularly in the houses of parliament.

    2000s "How Irish statutes were made" Queens University Belfast
  6. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.

heads2

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of head

heads3

nounheads (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableHigh-grade marijuana.

    Synonyms: kine bud, KB, KBs, headies

Heads4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Head

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
heads upforetimber

nounThe side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.

Similar
obverse
Opposite
tails

nounThe side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.

Similar
reverse
Opposite
harps

nounHigh-grade marijuana.

Similar
kine budKBKBsheadies
Also see
headiesheadphoneskbkbskine bud

Origin

heads · interjection, noun, noun

Plural of head.

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heads · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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heads · noun

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

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Translations

Catalan cara
  • caraside of coin
Chinese Cantonese 公
  • 公 (gung¹)side of coin
Chinese Mandarin 正面, 面兒 /面儿
  • 正面 (zhèngmiàn)side of coin
  • 面兒 /面儿 (miànr)side of coin
  • 鏝 /镘 (màn)side of coin
  • 鏝兒 /镘儿side of coin
Dutch kop, kruis
  • kopside of coin
  • kruisside of coin
Estonian kiri
  • kiriside of coin
Finnish kruuna
  • kruunaside of coin
French face
  • faceside of coin
German Kopf
  • Kopfside of coin
Hebrew עֵץ
  • עֵץ ('etz)side of coin
Hungarian fej
  • fejside of coin
Italian testa
  • testaside of coin
Japanese 表
  • 表 (omote)side of coin
Polish orzeł
  • orzełside of coin
Portuguese cara
  • caraside of coin
Russian орёл
  • орёл (orjól)side of coin
Spanish cara
  • caraside of coin
Swedish krona
  • kronaside of coin
Tamil தலை
  • தலை (talai)side of coin
Thai หัว
  • หัว (hǔua)side of coin
Turkish tura
  • turaside of coin
Vietnamese mặt ngửa
  • mặt ngửaside of coin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with heads

threadsfedsdreadsneds
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Anagrams

shadehadesDeshaSheadSadehDasheDaeshdeash
Cite this entry
APA

heads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads

MLA

“heads.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heads,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heads.

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