starboard vs head

starboard and head both are nouns.

starboard is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

starboard and head both are verbs.

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

As verbs, head is a hypernym of starboard; that is, head is a word with a broader meaning than starboard:

starboard: turn to the right, of helms or rudders
head: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Other hypernyms of starboard include channelise, channelize, direct, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.

starboard (noun)	head (noun)
the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose	oral stimulation of the genitals
	a single domestic animal
	a projection out from one end
	a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
	(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
	the striking part of a tool
	(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)

starboard (adjective)	head (adjective)
located on the right side of a ship or aircraft

starboard (verb)	head (verb)
turn to the right, of helms or rudders	remove the head of
	to go or travel towards
	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

starboard vs head

starboard and head both are nouns.

starboard is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

starboard and head both are verbs.

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