HEADINESS
HEADINESS, noun hed'iness. [See Heady.] Rashness; precipitation; a disposition to rush forward without due deliberation or prudence.1. Stubbornness; obstinacy.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HEADING
HEADING, noun hed'ing. Timber for the heads of casks.
HEADLAND
HEADLAND, noun hed'land. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting from the shore into the sea, or other expanse of water.1. A ridge or strip of unplowed land at the ends...
HEADLESS
HEADLESS, adjective hed'less. Having no head; beheaded; as a headless body, neck or carcass.1. Destitute of a chief or leader.2. Destitute of understanding or prudence; rash; ob...
HEADLONG
HEADLONG, adverb hed'long. With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong1. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.--He hurries headlong to his fate.2. Hastily; without delay...
HEADMAN
HEADMAN, noun hed'man. A chief; a leader.
HEADMOLD-SHOT
HEADMOLD-SHOT, noun A disease in children, in which the sutures of the skull, usually the coronal, ride, that is, when their edges shoot over one another, and are so close-locke...
HEADMONEY
HEAD'MONEY, noun hed'munny. A capitation-tax.
HEADMOST
HEADMOST, adjective hed'most. Most advanced; most forward; first in a line or order of progression; as the headmost ship in a fleet.
HEADQUARTERS
HEADQUART'ERS, nounplural The quarters or place of residence of the commander-in-chief of an army.1. The residence of any chief, or place from which orders are issued.
HEADSHAKE
HEADSHAKE, noun hed'shake. A significant shake of the head.
HEADSHIP
HEADSHIP, noun hed'ship. Authority; chief place.
HEADSMAN
HEADSMAN, noun hed'sman. One that cuts off heads; an executioner. [Unusual.]
HEADSPRING
HEADSPRING, noun hed'spring. Fountain; source; origin.
HEADSTALL
HEADSTALL, noun hed'stall. That part of a bridle which encompasses the head.
HEADSTONE
HEADSTONE, noun hed'stone. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.1. The stone at the head of a grave.
HEADSTRONG
HEADSTRONG, adjective hed'strong. Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; resolute to run his own way; bent on pursuing his own will; not easily restrained.Now let the headstrong boy ...
HEADSTRONGNESS
HEAD'STRONGNESS, noun Obstinacy. [Not in use.]
HEADTIRE
HEADTIRE, noun hed'tire. Dress or attire for the head. 1 Esdra 3.
HEADWAY
HEADWAY, noun hed'way. The motion of an advancing ship. A ship makes headway when she advances, as from a state of rest.
HEADY
HEADY, adjective hed'y. [See Head.] Rash; hasty; precipitate; violent; disposed to rush forward in an enterprise without thought or deliberation; hurried on by will or passion; ...
HEAL
HEAL, verb transitive [Latin celo; Heb. to be whole or entire, all.]1. To cure of a disease or wound and restore to soundness, or to that state of body in which the natural func...
HEALABLE
HE'ALABLE, adjective That may be healed.
HEALED
HE'ALED, participle passive Restored to a sound state.
HEALER
HE'ALER, noun He or that which cures, or restores to soundness.
HEALING
HE'ALING, participle present tense Curing; restoring to a sound state.1. Tending to cure; mild; mollifying.HE'ALING, noun The act of curing.1. The act of covering.
HEALTH
HEALTH, noun helth. [from heal.] That state of an animal or living body, in which the parts are sound, well organized and disposed, and in which they all perform freely their na...