Hypernyms for "head"
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advance
anatomical structure
arise
bathroom
be
beginning
bodily structure
body structure
can
cognition
coil
command
complex body part
continue
control
develop
direct
domestic animal
domesticated animal
drug user
educator
elevation
external body part
foam
force per unit area
forepart
form
formation
front
front end
froth
go forward
grow
individual
john
juncture
knowledge
lav
lavatory
lead
leader
lie
line
linear measure
linear unit
mark
membrane
natural elevation
noesis
object
obverse
occasion
origin
originate
peak
pedagog
pedagogue
perversion
physical object
plant organ
point
precede
pressure
pressure level
privy
proceed
progress
progression
projection
remove
rise
root
rootage
sexual perversion
source
spring up
striker
structure
subject
substance abuser
take
take away
theme
tip
toilet
top
topic
uprise
user
withdraw
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What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.