Chief vs. Head
Difference Between Chief and Head
Chiefnoun
A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
All firefighters report to the fire chief.Headnoun
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.Chiefnoun
(heraldry) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
Headnoun
(people) To do with heads.
Chiefnoun
An informal address to an equal.
Hey, chief.Headnoun
(animals) To do with heads.
Chiefadjective
Primary; principal.
Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.Headnoun
(countable) The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
What does it say at the head of the page?Chiefverb
To smoke cannabis.
Headnoun
The end of a table.
Chiefnoun
a person who is in charge;
the head of the whole operationHeadnoun
(countable) The principal operative part of a machine or tool.
Chiefnoun
a person who exercises control over workers;
if you want to leave early you have to ask the foremanHeadnoun
The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
Pour me a fresh beer; this one has no head.Chiefadjective
most important element;
the chief aim of livingthe main doors were of solid glassthe principal rivers of Americathe principal examplepolicemen were primary targetsHeadnoun
(engineering) The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
Headnoun
Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
Headnoun
(medicine) The end of an abscess where pus collects.
Headnoun
(music) The headstock of a guitar.
Headnoun
(nautical) A leading component.
Headnoun
(British) A headland.
Headnoun
A leader or expert.
Headnoun
The place of honour, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
Headnoun
Leader; chief; mastermind.
I'd like to speak to the head of the department.Police arrested the head of the gang in a raid last night.Headnoun
A headmaster or headmistress.
I was called into the head's office to discuss my behaviour.Headnoun
A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
Only true heads know this.Headnoun
A significant or important part.
Headnoun
A beginning or end, a protuberance.
Headnoun
A component.
Headnoun
Headway; progress.
We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.Headnoun
Topic; subject.
We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.Headnoun
(uncountable) Denouement; crisis.
These isses are going to come to a head today.Headnoun
(fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.
Headnoun
A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
Let the engine build up a good head of steam.Headnoun
The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
Headnoun
More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
Headnoun
Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
She gave great head.Headnoun
(slang) The glans penis.
Headnoun
A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
Headnoun
(obsolete) Power; armed force.
Headadjective
Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
Headadjective
Foremost in rank or importance.
the head cookHeadadjective
Placed at the top or the front.
Headadjective
Coming from in front.
head seahead windHeadverb
(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
Who heads the board of trustees?to head an army, an expedition, or a riotHeadverb
(transitive) To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
Headverb
(intransitive) To move in a specified direction.
We are going to head up North for our holiday.We will head off tomorrow.Next holiday we will head out West, or head to Chicago.Right now I need to head into town to do some shopping.I'm fed up working for a boss. I'm going to head out on my own, set up my own business.Headverb
(fishing) To remove the head from a fish.
The salmon are first headed and then scaled.Headverb
(intransitive) To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
Headverb
(intransitive) To form a head.
This kind of cabbage heads early.Headverb
To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
to head a nailHeadverb
To cut off the top of; to lop off.
to head treesHeadverb
(obsolete) To behead; to decapitate.
Headverb
To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain.
to head a drove of cattleto head a personthe wind heads a shipHeadverb
To set on the head.
to head a caskHeadnoun
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains;
he stuck his head out the windowHeadnoun
a single domestic animal;
200 head of cattleHeadnoun
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;
his mind wanderedI couldn't get his words out of my headHeadnoun
a person who is in charge;
the head of the whole operationHeadnoun
the front of a military formation or procession;
the head of the column advanced boldlythey were at the head of the attackHeadnoun
the pressure exerted by a fluid;
a head of steamHeadnoun
the top of something;
the head of the stairsthe head of the pagethe head of the listHeadnoun
the source of water from which a stream arises;
they tracked him back toward the head of the streamHeadnoun
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
Headnoun
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
Headnoun
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head;
he is two heads taller than his little sisterhis horse won by a headHeadnoun
a dense clusters of flowers or foliage;
a head of cauliflowera head of lettuceHeadnoun
the educator who has executive authority for a school;
she sent unruly pupils to see the principalHeadnoun
an individual person;
tickets are $5 per headHeadnoun
a user of (usually soft) drugs;
the office was full of secret headsHeadnoun
a rounded compact mass;
the head of a cometHeadnoun
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container;
the beer had a large head of foamHeadnoun
the part in the front or nearest the viewer;
he was in the forefronthe was at the head of the columnHeadnoun
a difficult juncture;
a pretty passmatters came to a head yesterdayHeadnoun
forward movement;
the ship made little headway against the galeHeadnoun
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer;
the point of the arrow was due northHeadnoun
the subject matter at issue;
the question of disease merits serious discussionunder the head of minor Roman poetsHeadnoun
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about;
the heading seemed to have little to do with the textHeadnoun
the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint;
the head of the humerusHeadnoun
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
Headnoun
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
Headnoun
(usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head;
call heads or tails!Headnoun
the striking part of a tool;
the head of the hammerHeadnoun
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
Headnoun
a projection out from one end;
the head of the naila pinhead is the head of a pinHeadnoun
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Headnoun
oral-genital stimulation;
they say he gives good headHeadverb
to go or travel towards;
where is she headingWe were headed for the mountainsHeadverb
be in charge of;
Who is heading this project?Headverb
travel in front of; go in advance of others;
The procession was headed by JohnHeadverb
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel;
This student heads the classHeadverb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Headverb
take its rise;
These rivers head from a mountain range in the HimalayasHeadverb
be in the front of or on top of;
The list was headed by the name of the presidentHeadverb
form a head or come or grow to a head;
The wheat headed early this yearHeadverb
remove the head of;
head the fish
