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heads

[hedz]

adjective

  1. (of a coin) with the top, or obverse, facing up.

    On the first toss, the coin came up heads.



heads

/ ɛ /

interjection

  1. with the obverse side of a coin uppermost, esp if it has a head on it: used as a call before tossing a coin Compare tails

  2. informalpeople in authority

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heads1

First recorded in 1675–85; head + -s 1
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"To hold them out at half-time, credit to the lads for putting their heads in where you wouldn't put a shovel, the mental lift that gave us was huge," he admitted.

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They are consumed with themselves, but long to be outside their heads.

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It just occupied more space in people’s heads, which I think was beneficial to the show.

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Mike Bonin, who heads the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State L.A., said he thinks that Bass’ career of building multiracial, multiethnic coalitions makes her uniquely suited to the moment.

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Barbara had so many seasons to her life and so many things she was interested in, so we wanted to make sure there wasn’t too much overlap in the talking heads interviews as well.

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