heads

[hedz]

adjective

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

   On the first toss, the coin came up heads.

heads

/ hɛdz /

interjection

1. 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

2. informal,  people in authority

Word History and Origins

Origin of heads¹

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

Example Sentences

The 40-year-old father of three eventually returned and now heads Diaspora, an NGO which educates potential migrants.

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They await an opponent, with the Seattle Mariners clinging to a 3-2 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League, as that matchup heads back to Canada for Sunday’s Game 6.

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Cheap champagne and even cheaper beer flowed freely — mostly over people’s heads — before forming deep puddles on some plastic sheeting that had hastily been laid along the floor.

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Dmitriev, who heads Russia's sovereign wealth fund, said Musk's company could build the tunnel -- a project "symbolizing unity" -- in under eight years.

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The building stretches far above our heads, its 400 million pounds suspended by 14 fan-shaped steel columns that pierce the lobby’s marble floor and burrow into Manhattan’s bedrock.

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