master vs head

master and head both are nouns.

master is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

master and head both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
master	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
head	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, head is a hypernym of master; that is, head is a word with a broader meaning than master:

master: presiding officer of a school
head: the educator who has executive authority for a school

Other hypernyms of master include adult male, man, head teacher, principal, school principal.

master (noun)	head (noun)
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made	oral stimulation of the genitals
key that secures entrance everywhere	a single domestic animal
an artist of consummate skill	a projection out from one end
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals	a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
an authority qualified to teach apprentices	(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
directs the work of others	the striking part of a tool
a person who has general authority over others	(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution	(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
presiding officer of a school	the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship	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)

master (adjective)	head (adjective)
most important element

master (verb)	head (verb)
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of	remove the head of
be or become completely proficient or skilled in	to go or travel towards
get on top of; deal with successfully	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
have dominance or the power to defeat over	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

master vs head

master and head both are nouns.

master is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

master and head both are verbs.

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