-HEAD


Meaning of -HEAD in English

~ 1

■ suffix equivalent to -hood .

Origin

ME -hed , -hede .

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~ 2

■ combining form

1》 denoting the head or end of a specified thing: spearhead.

2》 in nouns used informally to express disparagement of a person: airhead.

3》 in nouns used informally to denote an addict of a specified drug: crackhead.

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