heads

American

[hedz] / hɛdz /

adjective

(of a coin) with the top, or obverse, facing up.

On the first toss, the coin came up heads.

heads British

/ hɛdz /

interjection

with the obverse side of a coin uppermost, esp if it has a head on it: used as a call before tossing a coin Compare tails
informal people in authority

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Etymology

Origin of heads

First recorded in 1675–85; head + -s ¹

Example Sentences

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The email said the Home Office had "undertaken a full survey of the building" in December 2022, and had then issued a "heads of terms" for a contract to use it from March 1.

From BBC

Representative Andrew Garbarino of New York, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, called on the heads of ICE and other agencies to testify before Congress.

From BBC

Nearly two dozen European football association heads held informal talks in Budapest last week to discuss their participation in the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times

Wiener’s bill now heads to the state Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times

The Arizona boys don’t seem inclined to get in over their shaggy heads.

From The Wall Street Journal

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