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. — marafon
Дякую за попередження. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruСпасибо, что предупредил. — marafon
Thanks for the heads up.
Дякую за попередження. — deniko
Two heads are better than one.
ruДве головы лучше одной. — Lenin_1917
deDer Verstand von zwei Personen übertrifft den von einer. — xtofu80
Thank you for the heads up.
We were in way over our heads.
Translations
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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
See also
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