Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An amount that covers the surface of the head, usually except for the face.
- noun A relatively great amount of knowledge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun As much as the head can hold.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An amount of information, emotion, etc. present in the
mind . - adjective genetics That fills the
head of aphage
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quantity of information that a head will hold
- noun a covering over the surface of your head
Etymologies
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Examples
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One year after my ex-husband and I filed for divorce, I had a signed judgment, a shiny new set of lash extensions, and a headful of butter blonde.
Robyn Brown: To Blonde And Back: My Divorce Highlights And (Very) Lowlights Robyn Brown 2012
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Alan was blessed with a headful of sandy, wavy hair, big blue eyes, and sooty lashes most women would kill for.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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I'm just your run-of-the-mill, burned-out journalist with a family, sitting late nights at the keyboard with nothing but a sick headful of dreams and a stubborn streak.
Archive 2010-02-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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One year after my ex-husband and I filed for divorce, I had a signed judgment, a shiny new set of lash extensions, and a headful of butter blonde.
Robyn Brown: To Blonde And Back: My Divorce Highlights And (Very) Lowlights Robyn Brown 2012
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One year after my ex-husband and I filed for divorce, I had a signed judgment, a shiny new set of lash extensions, and a headful of butter blonde.
Robyn Brown: To Blonde And Back: My Divorce Highlights And (Very) Lowlights Robyn Brown 2012
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He was still blessed with a headful of iron-gray hair and the blue-green eyes Cooper had inherited.
The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Alan was blessed with a headful of sandy, wavy hair, big blue eyes, and sooty lashes most women would kill for.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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Pattz showed up on the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards in London over the weekend sporting a headful of limp noodles!
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Alan was blessed with a headful of sandy, wavy hair, big blue eyes, and sooty lashes most women would kill for.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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One year after my ex-husband and I filed for divorce, I had a signed judgment, a shiny new set of lash extensions, and a headful of butter blonde.
Robyn Brown: To Blonde And Back: My Divorce Highlights And (Very) Lowlights Robyn Brown 2012
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