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Main definitions of -head in English

: -head1-head2

-head1

suffix

  • equivalent to -hood

    • ‘maidenhead’

Origin

Middle English -hed, -hede.

Main definitions of -head in English

: -head1-head2

-head2

suffix

  • 1Denoting the front, forward, or upper part or end of a specified thing.

    ‘spearhead’
    • ‘masthead’

  • 2In nouns used informally to express disparagement of a person.

    ‘airhead’
    • ‘dumbhead’

  • 3In nouns used informally to denote an addict or habitual user of a specified drug.

    • ‘crackhead’
    abuser, user
    1. 3.1In nouns used informally to denote an enthusiast of a particular thing.
      • ‘a small community of bloggers and webheads’