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headed

/ˈhɛdɪd/adjective2 syllables

Headed means: having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination.

Synonyms for headed7

adjective, as in having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination

bicephalous, burr-headed, headlike, large-headed

adjective, as in having a heading or course in a certain direction

oriented, orientated

adjective, as in of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head

mature

Opposites of headed

headless, unheaded

What does headed mean?4

adjective

1

having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination“headed bolts”

2

having a heading or course in a certain direction“westward headed wagons”

3

of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head“headed cabbages”

4

having a heading or caption“a headed column”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Headed in a sentence

  • What matters in life is not where you are, but where you are headed.CK
  • After lunch, we all boarded the bus and headed to our next destination.CK
  • We heard that a storm was headed our way, so we headed for shore.CK
  • We heard a storm was headed our way, so we headed for shore.CK
  • After eating lunch, they headed for their next destination.end
  • The professor's preliminary comments were long, but he was headed somewhere.Serveto
  • It has to happen that way, or else we're headed for disaster if not.LoverofEnglish
  • After landing, he headed straight to the car rental office to finalize the reservation.Conjuice

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