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head vs top

top vs head

head and top both are nouns.

head is not an adjective while top is an adjective.

head and top both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
head Yes No Yes No
top Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, top is a hypernym of head; that is, top is a word with a broader meaning than head:
  • head: the top of something
  • top: the upper part of anything
head (noun) top (noun)
oral stimulation of the genitals a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
a single domestic animal covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
a projection out from one end a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
the striking part of a tool the greatest possible intensity
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head the highest or uppermost side of anything
(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk the upper part of anything
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
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 (adjective) top (adjective)
situated at the top or highest position
head (verb) top (verb)
remove the head of be the culminating event
to go or travel towards finish up or conclude
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling cut the top off
travel in front of; go in advance of others strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
be in charge of pass by, over, or under without making contact
be in the front of or on top of reach or ascend the top of
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
form a head or come or grow to a head be superior or better than some standard
take its rise be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
be ahead of others; be the first
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