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Definition of -head suffix from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

-head

suffix

NAmE//hɛd//

(informal)

(in nouns) a person who is very enthusiastic about a particular thing or is addicted to a particular drug a gearhead (= a person who is very enthusiastic about cars)

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head noun
head verb
head off phrasal verb
head up phrasal verb
head-on adjective
head start noun
head table noun
death's head noun
head office noun
running head noun
talking head noun
big-headed adjective
head-to-head adjective
head of state noun
head first
a/per head
use your head
keep your head
lose your head
your thick head

Phrasal verbs

head off phrasal verb
head up phrasal verb

Idioms

head first
a/per head
use your head
keep your head
lose your head
your thick head
come to a head
hold up your head
in over your head
over somebody's head
turn somebody's head
go to somebody's head
hold your head high
laugh your head off
keep a clear/cool head
ring in your ears/head
from head to foot/toe
head over heels in love
keep/get your head down
bring something to a head

Nearby words

he pronoun
he noun
-head suffix
head noun
head verb