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[ adjective ] having a heading or course in a certain direction
Examples "westward headed wagons" Used in print (Walter H. Buchsbaum, "Advances in Medical Electronics"...)From the wealth of material and the wide variety of different electronic techniques perfected in the past few years we have selected a_few examples which appear to be headed for use in the immediate future and which offer completely new tools in medical research . (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)Greg took the formation wide around three A-26 attack bombers that were headed north over the Gulf . They were headed straight for each other on a collision course . (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)You do n't even know where we 're headed . `` Hettie '' , he said as gently as he could , `` we 're still headed west . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a heading or caption
Examples "a headed column" "headed notepaper" Used in print (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)For Athabascan , with a greater range of stems , the first two of five corresponding columns were identical , 1 and 2 stems ; the three others had to be spread somewhat , and are headed respectively * * f ; * * f ; and * * f stems . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a head or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
Examples "headed bolts" "three-headed Cerberus" "a cool-headed fighter pilot" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Two men murmured with their heads together at the end of the bar , while the sleek headed bartender absently polished a glass . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
Examples "headed cabbages" Related terms |
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