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Head (hĕd), a. Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head cook.
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Head (hĕd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Headed; p. pr. & vb. n. Heading.] 1. To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army, an expedition, or a riot. Dryden.
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2. To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to head a nail. Spenser.
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3. To behead; to decapitate. [Obs.] Shak.
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4. To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.
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5. To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a ship.
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6. To set on the head; as, to head a cask.
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Coloq. To head off , to intercept; to get before; as, an officer heads off a thief who is escaping. “We'll head them off at the pass.” -- Coloq. To head up , (a) to close, as a cask or barrel, by fitting a head to. (b) To serve as the leader of; as, to head up a team of investigators.
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Head, v. i. 1. To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.
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A broad river, that heads in the great Blue Ridge. Adair.
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2. To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how does the ship head?
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3. To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.
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Headache (hĕdāk), n. Pain in the head; cephalalgia. “Headaches and shivering fits.” Macaulay.
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Headachy, a. Afflicted with headache. [Colloq.]
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Headband (hĕdbănd), n. 1. A fillet; a band for the head. “The headbands and the tablets.” Is. iii. 20.
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2. The band at each end of the back of a book.
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Headboard (hĕdbōrd), n. A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a grave.

{ Headborough Headborrow } (hĕdbŭr�), n. 1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary, consisting of ten families; -- called also borsholder, boroughhead, boroughholder, and sometimes tithingman. See . [Eng.] Blackstone.
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2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]
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Head-cheese (hĕdchēz), n. A dish made of portions of the head, or head and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike mass.
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Headdress (hĕddrĕs), n. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as, chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long headdresses with many feathers.
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Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. Addison.
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2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.
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Headed, a. 1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.
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2. Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage.
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Header (hĕdẽr), n. 1. One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading.
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2. One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader. [R.]
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3. (Arch.) (a) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall. (b) In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces.
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4. A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only.
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5. A fall or plunge head first, as while riding a bicycle, or a skateboard, or in bathing; -- sometimes, implying the striking of the head on the ground; as, to take a header. [Colloq.]
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{ Headfirst (hĕdfẽrst), Headforemost (hĕdfōrmōst), } adv. With the head foremost; -- of motion.
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Headfish (hĕdfĭsh), n. (Zoöl.) The sunfish (Mola).

Head gear, or Headgear (hĕdgēr), n. 1. Headdress.
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2. Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.
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Head-hunter (hĕdhŭntẽr), n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head-hunters.
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2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill open positions in corporations; an executive personnel recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar service.
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-- Head-hunting, n.
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Headily (hĕdĭl�), adv. In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.
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Headiness, n. The quality of being heady.
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Heading, n. 1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads; formation of a head.
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2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a paper.
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3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
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4. (Mining, tunneling) (a) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a drift. (b) The end of a drift or gallery; also, the working face at the end of a tunnel, gallery, drift, or adit from which the work is advanced.
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5. (Sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
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6. (Masonry) That end of a stone or brick which is presented outward. Knight.
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Coloq. Heading course (Arch.), a course consisting only of headers. See , n. 3 (a). -- Coloq. Heading joint . (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at right angles to the grain of the wood. (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same course.
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head-in-the-clouds adj. unable to concentrate on matters at hand; flighty[2].
Syn. -- flighty, scatterbrained.
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headlamp (hĕdlămp), n. A powerful light with a reflector, attached to the front of an automobile, locomotive, or other vehicle; called also headlight.
Syn. -- headlight.
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Headland (hĕdlănd), n. 1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the sea or other expanse of water. “Sow the headland with wheat.” Shak.
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2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence. Tusser.
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Headless, a. [AS. heáfodleás.] 1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or carcass.
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2. Destitute of a chief or leader. Sir W. Raleigh.
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3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate; mindless. [Obs.]
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Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness in condemning. Spenser.
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Headlight (hĕdlīt), n. (Engin.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the front of a vehicle such as an automobile, truck, locomotive etc., to throw light on the road or track ahead of the vehicle at night, or in going through a dark tunnel; a headlamp.
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Headline (-līn), n. 1. (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.
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2. (Naut.) See .
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3. (Journalism) A title for an article in a newspaper, sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and bolder type than the body of the article and indicating the subject matter or content of the article.
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4. A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the most important story of the day; also, a title for an illustration or picture.
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headline (-līn), v. t. 1. To mention in a headline.
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2. To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).
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3. To publicise prominently in an advertisement.
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headlinese n. The abbreviated writing style of headline writers.
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headlock (Sport), n. A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body.
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Headlong (-lŏng; 115), adv. [OE. hedling, hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]
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1. With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to fall headlong. Acts i. 18.
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2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.
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3. Hastily; without delay or respite.
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Headlong, a. 1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.
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2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]
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Like a tower upon a headlong rock. Byron.
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Head-lugged (-lŭgd), a. Lugged or dragged by the head. [R.] “The head-lugged bear.” Shak.
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Headman (hĕdmăn), n.; pl. Headmen (-mĕn). [AS. heáfodman.] A head or leading man, especially of a village community.

{ Headmold shot, Headmould shot } (-mōld shŏt). (Med.) An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. Dunglison.
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Headmost (-mōst), a. Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a fleet.
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Headnote (-nōt), n. A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the opinion of the court.
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head-on adj. 1. characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on confrontation.
Syn. -- head-to-head.
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2. Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head-on fashion; to meet a problem head-on.
Syn. -- downright, flat-footed, forthright, foursquare, straightforward.
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3. Meeting front to front; used mostly of collisions between vehicles; as, a head-on automobile collision.
Syn. -- frontal.
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Headpan (-păn), n. [AS. heáfodpanne.] The brainpan. [Obs.]
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Headpiece (-pēs), n. 1. Head.
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In his headpiece he felt a sore pain. Spenser.
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2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
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3. Understanding; mental faculty.
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Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains. Prideaux.
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4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
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headpin (Bowling) n. The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins.
Syn. -- kingpin.
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Headquarters (-kw�rtẽrz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.] 1. The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.
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The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence. Collier.
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2. The main office from which an organization such as a commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the chief executive officer works.
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Headrace (-rās), n. See , a water course.
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Headroom (-r�m), n. (Arch.) See , 2. [Mostly Brit.]
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Headrope (-rōp), n. (Naut.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or head of a sail.
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Headsail (-sāl), n. (Naut.) Any sail set forward of the foremast. Totten.
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Headshake (-shāk), n. A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak.
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Headship, n. Authority or dignity; chief place.
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Headsman (hĕdzm�n), n.; pl. Headsmen (-m�n). An executioner who cuts off heads. Dryden.
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Headspring (hĕdsprĭng), n. Fountain; source.
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The headspring of our belief. Stapleton.
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Headstall (-st�l), n. That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head. Shak.
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Headstock (-stŏk), n. (Mach.) A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine; as: (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock. (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter, etc.
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Headstone (-stōn), n. 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. Ps. cxviii. 22.
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2. The stone at the head of a grave.
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Headstrong (-strŏng; 115), a. 1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.
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Now let the headstrong boy my will control. Dryden.
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2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. Dryden.

Syn. -- Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn; unruly; venturesome; heady.
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Headstrongness, n. Obstinacy. [R.] Gayton.
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heads-up adj. maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities; resourceful; as, he played good heads-up baseball.
Syn. -- wide-awake.
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heads-up n. [From its use as an interjection to warn of impending danger.] a warning to be prepared for an imminent event.
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Headtire (-tīr), n. 1. A headdress. “A headtire of fine linen.” 1 Esdras iii. 6.
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2. The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
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Headwater (-wā), n. The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.
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Headway (-wûrk), n. 1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or success of any kind.
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2. (Arch.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like, sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance; headroom.
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headword n. 1. a word that is qualified by a modifier.
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2. a word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, or short article (as in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry); the word which forms the title of an entry in a dictionary.
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Headwork (hĕdwûrk), n. Mental labor.
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Heady (hĕd�), a. [From .] 1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion; ungovernable.
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All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady, -- to be violent on one side or the other. Sir W. Temple.
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2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.
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The liquor is too heady. Dryden.
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3. Violent; impetuous. “A heady currance.” Shak.
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Heal (hēl), v. t. [See .] To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [Obs.]
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Heal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Healed (hēld); p. pr. & vb. n. Healing.] [OE. helen, hælen, AS. hǣlan, fr. hāl hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. hēlian, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See .] 1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health.
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Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matt. viii. 8.
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2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound.
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I will heal their backsliding. Hos. xiv. 4.
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3. To restore to original purity or integrity.
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Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. 2 Kings ii. 21.
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4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
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Heal (hēl), v. i. To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over.
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Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves. Shak.
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Heal, n. [AS. hǣlu, hǣl. See , v. t.] Health. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Healable (-ȧb'l), a. Capable of being healed.
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Healall (-�l), n. (Bot.) A common herb of the Mint family (Brunella vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought to be a panacea.
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Heald (hēld), n. [CF. .] A heddle. Ure.
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Healer (hēlẽr), n. One who, or that which, heals.
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Healful (hēlfụl), a. Tending or serving to heal; healing. [Obs.] Ecclus. xv. 3.
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Healing, a. Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words.
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Here healing dews and balms abound. Keble.
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Healingly, adv. So as to heal or cure.
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Health (hĕlth), n. [OE. helthe, AS. hǣlþ, fr. hāl hale, sound, whole. See .] 1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain.
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There is no health in us. Book of Common Prayer.
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Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage. Buckminster.
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2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. “Come, love and health to all.” Shak.
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Coloq. Bill of health . See under . -- Coloq. Health lift , a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; -- also called lifting machine. -- Coloq. Health officer , one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. -- Coloq. To drink a health . See under .
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Healthful (-fụl), a. 1. Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.
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2. Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet.
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The healthful Spirit of thy grace. Book of Common Prayer.
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3. Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition.
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A mind . . . healthful and so well-proportioned. Macaulay.
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4. Well-disposed; favorable. [R.]
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Gave healthful welcome to their shipwrecked guests. Shak.
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Healthfully, adv. In health; wholesomely.
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Healthfulness, n. The state of being healthful.
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Healthily (-ĭl�), adv. In a healthy manner.
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Healthiness, n. The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.
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Healthless, a. 1. Without health, whether of body or mind; infirm. “A healthless or old age.” Jer. Taylor.
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2. Not conducive to health; unwholesome. [R.]
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Healthlessness, n. The state of being healthless.
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Healthsome (-sŭm), a. Wholesome; salubrious. [R.] “Healthsome air.” Shak.
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Healthward (-wẽrd), a. & adv. In the direction of health; as, a healthward tendency.
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Healthy (-�), a. [Compar. Healthier (-ĭẽr); superl. Healthiest.] 1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant.
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His mind was now in a firm and healthy state. Macaulay.
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2. Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion.
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3. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate.

Syn. -- Vigorous; sound; hale; salubrious; healthful; wholesome; salutary.
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Heam (hēm), n. [Cf. AS. cildhamma womb, OD. hamme afterbirth, LG. hamen.] The afterbirth or secundines of a beast.
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Heap (hēp), n. [OE. heep, heap, heap, multitude, AS. heáp; akin to OS. hōp, D. hoop, OHG. houf, hūfo, G. haufe, haufen, Sw. hop, Dan. hob, Icel. hōpr troop, flock, Russ. kupa heap, crowd, Lith. kaupas. Cf. , in Forlorn hope.] 1. A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons. [Now Low or Humorous]
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The wisdom of a heap of learned men. Chaucer.
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A heap of vassals and slaves. Bacon.
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He had heaps of friends. W. Black.
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2. A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile; as, a heap of trouble. [Now Low or Humorous]
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A vast heap, both of places of scripture and quotations. Bp. Burnet.
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I have noticed a heap of things in my life. R. L. Stevenson.
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3. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones.
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Huge heaps of slain around the body rise. Dryden.

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Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heaped (hēpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Heaping.] [AS. heápian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
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Though he heap up silver as the dust. Job. xxvii. 16.
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2. To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
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