a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday"
form a head or come or grow to a head; "The wheat headed early this year"
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
the front of a military formation or procession;
be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president"
a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"
the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel; "This student heads the class"
(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
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HERO
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese
(Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her
someone who fights for a cause
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain"
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
MAIN
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
most important element;
of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"
a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
any very large body of (salt) water
PRECEDE
furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
move ahead (of others) in time or space
be the predecessor of; "Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands"
come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
SPEARHEAD
be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"
the head and sharpened point of a spear
the leading military unit in an attack
someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
STAR
indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
mark with an asterisk; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences"
be the star in a performance
the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
feature as the star; "The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as an autistic man"
a star-shaped character * used in printing
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night
a performer who receives prominent billing
an actor who plays a principal role
a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem
STEER
castrated bull
an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
VAN
a truck with an enclosed cargo space
a camper equipped with living quarters
(Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
the leading units moving at the head of an army
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)