: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number—used in combination
became light-headed from the fever
a roundheaded screw
Examples of headed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebPortland scored the winner in the 79th minute when Evander drilled a headed pass from Mora into the net past Melia.—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024 This brush features a flat headed shape that makes blending the formula super easy.—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Trending Now: Kim Kardashian sparks debate on the benefits of full-body MRI scans
The outbreak in Finland has been centered in two regions in the country’s west, where most fur farms are located and where wild birds like black headed gulls have tested positive for H5N1.—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023 Argentina won 1-0 with a 63rd-minute headed winner from defender Nicolas Otamendi and celebrated the victory over their fiercest rivals in front of their fans at the same end of the ground where the trouble had occurred.—Reuters, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for headed
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of headed was
before the 12th century
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