heads
The part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by…The part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
» Thanks for the heads-up.
Спасибо, что предупредил.
Дякую за попередження.
Meaning
7 sensesThe part of older sailing ships forward of the forecastle and around the beak, used by the crew as their lavatory; still used as the word for toilets on a ship.
One side of a coin
Heads, I win.
Kopf
орёлorjól
One side of a coin:
(usually)The side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.
(Ireland, sometimes)The side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.
(Ireland)The draft scheme of a bill before it is formally introduced to a parliament.
Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
(slang, uncountable)High-grade marijuana.
Examples
319 sentencesThanks for the heads-up.
Дякую за попередження.
ruСпасибо, что предупредил.
Thanks for the heads up.
Дякую за попередження.
Two heads are better than one.
ruДве головы лучше одной.
deDer Verstand von zwei Personen übertrifft den von einer.
Thank you for the heads up.
We were in way over our heads.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Plural of head. From head (from the notion that it gives a head high) + -s (possibly eithPlural of head.
From head (from the notion that it gives a head high) + -s (possibly either genitive or plural).
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Forms
plural: headsesSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsCollocations
4 patterns- heads heads
- our heads heads
- their heads heads
- heads heads are