Headed

Headed
Headed Head"ed, a. 1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster. [1913 Webster]

2. Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage. [1913 Webster]


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  • -headed — [ hedəd ] suffix 1. ) used with some adjectives to make adjectives describing the color of someone s hair: a red headed woman 2. ) used with some adjectives to make adjectives describing someone s character: hard headed (=not letting your… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • headed — head‧ed [ˈhedd] adjective headed notepaper/​paper paper for writing letters that has your name and address, or that of your company, at the top: • All letters to clients must be printed on headed paper …   Financial and business terms

  • -headed — [hed′id] combining form 1. having a (specified kind of) head [clearheaded] 2. having (a specified number of) heads [two headed] * * * …   Universalium

  • -headed — [hed′id] combining form 1. having a (specified kind of) head [clearheaded] 2. having (a specified number of) heads [two headed] …   English World dictionary

  • headed — [hed′id] adj. 1. formed into a head, as cabbage 2. having a heading …   English World dictionary

  • headed — adjective 1. having a heading or course in a certain direction (Freq. 5) westward headed wagons • Similar to: ↑oriented, ↑orientated 2. having a heading or caption (Freq. 1) a headed column …   Useful english dictionary

  • headed — head|ed [ˈhedıd] adj 1.) red headed/curly headed etc having red hair, curly hair etc ▪ a bald headed man (=having no hair) in a shiny suit 2.) two headed/three headed etc having two heads etc ▪ a two headed monster 3.) headed notepaper/paper BrE… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • headed — heading, headed In BrE the expression meaning ‘to be going in a particular direction’ is to be heading for (in physical and figurative contexts, e.g. heading for trouble). In AmE to be headed for is also common and this form is beginning to… …   Modern English usage

  • headed — adjective 1 two headed/three headed etc having two heads etc 2 headed notepaper paper for writing letters that has your name and address printed at the top 3 red headed/grey headed etc having red hair etc …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • -headed — UK [hedɪd] / US [hedəd] suffix 1) used with some adjectives to make adjectives describing the colour of someone s hair a red headed woman 2) used with some adjectives to make adjectives describing someone s character hard headed (= not letting… …   English dictionary

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