: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number—used in combination
became light-headed from the fever
a roundheaded screw
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From the master-of-disguise frogfish to a butt-biting jackal and a multi headed caterpillar playing the decoy, these are the masters of deception and deceit.—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025 Williams then clinched a semi-final spot with a rare headed goal.—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 This headed equaliser, for example, in the 2-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at home against Chelsea in February helped spark a six-match run of victories after a 7-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 No Champions League side has attempted more open-play crosses than Bayern’s 192, with their seven headed goals also being the most in this season’s competition.—Mark Carey, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of headed was
before the 12th century
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