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head vs can

can vs head

head and can both are nouns.

head and can both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
head Yes No Yes No
can Yes No Yes No
As nouns, can is a hypernym of head; that is, can is a word with a broader meaning than head:
  • head: (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
  • can: a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
Other hypernyms of head include bathroom, john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet.
head (noun) can (noun)
oral stimulation of the genitals airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
a single domestic animal a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
a projection out from one end a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
the striking part of a tool the quantity contained in a can
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
the subject matter at issue
(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
forward movement
a difficult juncture
the front of a military formation or procession
the top of something
the source of water from which a stream arises
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
a rounded compact mass
a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
a person who is in charge
the educator who has executive authority for a school
a user of (usually soft) drugs
an individual person
the pressure exerted by a fluid
a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)
head (verb) can (verb)
remove the head of preserve in a can or tin
to go or travel towards terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
travel in front of; go in advance of others
be in charge of
be in the front of or on top of
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
form a head or come or grow to a head
take its rise
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