Thesaurus:head

Thesaurus

head

English

Noun

Sense: part of body of an animal or human containing the brain

Synonyms

• bean
• beaner
• belfry
• block
• bonce
• brainbox
• brain bucket
• dome
• head
• loaf
• lolly
• napper
• noodle    [⇒ thesaurus]
• noddle
• noggin
• nut    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sconce
• skull    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• auricle
• beard
• brain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• brainbox
• braincase
• brainpan
• brow
• cheek
• cheekbone
• chin
• cranium
• face
• eye    [⇒ thesaurus]
• eyebrow
• eyelash
• eyelid
• ear    [⇒ thesaurus]
• earlobe
• forehead
• glabella
• hair
• hairline
• jaw
• jawbone
• lip
• mandible
• maxilla
• mouth    [⇒ thesaurus]
• moustache
• nasion
• nose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nostril
• neurocranium
• pate
• philtrum
• scalp
• skull    [⇒ thesaurus]
• temple    [⇒ thesaurus]
• TMJ
• tongue
• tooth    [⇒ thesaurus]
• zygoma

Holonyms

• body    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• countenance    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “head” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “head” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.