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1 make head or tail of
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2 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) κεφάλι2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) μυαλό3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) απόσταση κεφαλής4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) επικεφαλής,προϊστάμενος5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) κεφάλι6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) πηγή7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) κορυφή8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) κεφαλή9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) ικανότητα10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) διευθυντής,διευθύντρια11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) άτομο12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) ακρωτήρι13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) αφρός μπύρας2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) είμαι επικεφαλής2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) ηγούμαι,είμαι επικεφαλής3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) κατευθύνομαι,τραβώ(για)4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) βάζω επικεφαλίδα,τιτλοφορώ5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) δίνω κεφαλιά•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
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3 Head
subs.P. and V. κεφαλή, ἡ, V. κορυφή. ἡ (Eur., Or. 6; also Xen. but rare P.), κάρα, τό, acc. also κρᾶτα, τόν, gen. κρατός, τοῦ, dat. Ar. and V. κρατί, τῷ.With two heads, adj.: V. ἀμφίκρανος.With three heads: V. τρίκρανος, Ar. τρικέφαλος.With a hundred heads: V. ἑκατογκάρανος, Ar. ἑκατογκέφαλος.With many heads: P. πολυκέφαλος.On my head let the interference fall: Ar. πολυπραγμοσύνη νυν εἰς κεφαλὴν τρέποιτʼ ἐμοί (Ach. 833).Why do you say things that I trust heaven will make recoil on the heads of you and yours? P. τί λέγεις ἃ σοὶ καὶ τοῖς σοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τρέψειαν εἰς κεφαλήν; (Dem. 322).Bringing curse on a person's head, adj.: V. ἀραῖος (dat. of person) (also Plat. but rare P.).Put a price on a person's head: P. χρήματα ἐπικηρύσσειν (dat. of person).They put price on their heads: P. ἐπανεῖπον ἀργύριον τῷ ἀποκτείναντι (Thuc. 6, 60).He put a price upon his head: V. χρυσὸν εἶφʼ ὃς ἂν κτάνῃ (Eur., El. 33).Come into one's head, v.: see Occur.Do whatever comes into one's head: P. διαπράσσεσθαι ὅτι ἂν ἐπέλθῃ τινί (Dem. 1050).Turn a person's head: P. and V. ἐξιστάναι (τινά).Head of a arrow, subs.: V. γλωχίς, ἡ.Head of a spear: P. and V. λογχή. ἡ (Plat.).Headland: headland.Projecting point of anything: P. τὸ πρόεχον.Come to a head, v. intrans.: of a sore, P. ἐξανθεῖν; met., P. and V. ἐξανθεῖν, V. ἐκζεῖν, ἐπιζεῖν, P. ἀκμάζειν.Ignorance of the trouble gathering and coming to a head: P. ἄγνοια τοῦ συνισταμένου καὶ φυομένου κακοῦ (Dem. 245).Make head against, v.: see Resist.Heads of a discourse. etc., subs.: P. κεφάλαια, τά.Chief place: P. and V. ἀρχή, ἡ. P. ἡγεμονία, ἡ.At the head of, in front of, prep.: P. and V. πρό (gen.).Superintending: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).Be at the head of: P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προστατεῖν (gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen.).Those at the head of affairs: P. οἱ ἐπὶ τοῖς πράγμασι.——————adj.Principal: P. and V. πρῶτος.Supreme: P. and V. κύριος.——————v. trans.Be leader of: P. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat. of person, gen. of thing), Ar. and P. προΐστασθαι (gen. of person).Lead the way: P. and V. ἡγεῖσθαι (dat.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Head
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4 head off
1) (to make (a person, animal etc) change direction: One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off.) αποτρέπω, εκτρέπω2) (to go in some direction: He headed off towards the river.) κατευθύνομαι -
5 go to someone's head
1) ((of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk: Champagne always goes to my head.) χτυπώ στο κεφάλι2) ((of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc: Don't let success go to your head.) χτυπώ στο κεφάλι -
6 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) χτυπώ2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) χτυπώ3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) πλήττω4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) βρίσκω,πιάνω2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) χτύπημα2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) εύστοχο χτύπημα,επιτυχία3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) επιτυχία,σουξέ•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
7 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) σφυρίζω2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) σφυρίζω3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) σφυρίζω4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) σφυρίζω (για αέρα)2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) σφύριγμα2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) σφυρίχτρα (μουσικό πνευστό όργανο)3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) σφυρίχτρα -
8 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) στέμμα2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) μονάρχης3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) κορυφή4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) στεφάνη δοντιού2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) στέφω2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) επιστεγάζω3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) βάζω κορόνα4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) κατραπακιάζω•- crown princess -
9 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) νεύω2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) κουτουλώ από τη νύστα2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) νεύμα- nod off -
10 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) δεξιός2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) σωστός3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) σωστός, ορθός: δίκαιος4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) κατάλληλος2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.)2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?)3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.)4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.)3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.)2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.)3) (close: He was standing right beside me.)4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.)5) (to the right: Turn right.)6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.)4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.)2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.)5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') εντάξει- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) δεξιός- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
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11 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) χτυπώ2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) επιτίθεμαι,πλήττω3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) χτυπώ κι ανάβω4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) απεργώ5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) ανακαλύπτω6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) βγάζω ήχο,σημαίνω(την ώρα),χτυπώ7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) δίνω την εντύπωση,φαίνομαι8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) κόβω(νόμισμα,μετάλλιο)9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) κατευθύνομαι10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) κατεβάζω2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) απεργία2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) ανακάλυψη•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
12 Throw
v. trans.P. and V. βάλλειν, ῥίπτειν, ἀφιέναι, μεθιέναι (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἱέναι, V. δικεῖν ( 2nd aor.), ἰάπτειν.Throw in wrestling: Ar. and P. καταπαλαίειν (the passage in Eur., I. A. 1013, is doubtful), P. and V. καταβάλλειν.Trip up: P. ὑποσκελίζειν.Throw the javelin: P. and V. ἀκοντίζειν.Throw about: Ar. and P. διαρριπτεῖν (Xen.).Lose wilfully: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, P. προΐεσθαι.His head is thrown back. V. κάρα... ὑπτιάζεται (Soph.., Phil. 822).Throw down upon: V. ἐγκατασκήπτειν (τί τινι)., ἐπεμβάλλειν (τι).Be thrown from a chariot: V. ἐκκυλίνδεσθαι (gen.) (Soph., O. R. 812).Throw fire into: P. and V. πῦρ ἐνιέναι εἰς (acc.).Throw oneself into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P. εἰς, V. dat. alone); see rush into.Throw in one's lot with: P. συνίστασθαι (dat.), P. and V. ἵστασθαι μετά (gen.).Throw in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).Throw away: P. and V. ἀποβάλλειν, ἐκβάλλειν.Throw off the yoke of: use P. and V. ἀφίστασθαι (gen.) (lit., revolt from), or use be rid of, see Rid.Throw on: P. and V. ἐπιβάλλειν (τί τινι).Throw blame on: P. αἰτίαν ἀνατιθέναι (dat.); see Impute.Throw oneself on (another's mercy, etc.): P. παρέχειν ἑαυτόν (lit., yield oneself up).Throw out: P. and V. ἐκβάλλειν, ἀποβάλλειν; see cast out.Be thrown out: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν, V. ἐκπίτνειν.Throw out a proposal, vote against it: Ar. and P. ἀποχειροτονεῖν.met., betray: P. and V. προδιδόναι.Fling away: P. προΐεσθαι; see Resign.As a defence: P. προσπεριβάλλειν.Cast up in one's teeth: P. and V. ὀνειδίζειν (τί τινι).Throw up earth: P. ἀναβάλλειν χοῦν (Thuc., 4, 90), P. and V. χοῦν.They proceeded to throw up an embankment against the city: P. χῶμα ἔχουν πρὸς τὴν πόλιν (Thuc. 2, 75).These are the defences I threw up to protest Attica: P. ταῦτα προὐβαλόμην πρὸ τῆς Ἀττικῆς (Dem. 325).Throw upon: see throw on, throw down upon.Throw oneself upon: attack.——————subs.P. ῥῖψις, ἡ.Range: P. and V. βολή, ἡ.Of the dice: V. βολή, ἡ, βλῆμα, τό.Day by day you make your throw adventuring war against the Argives: V. ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ῥίπτεις κυβεύων τὸν πρὸς Ἀργείους Ἀρη (Eur., Rhes. 445).I trust that it ( the people) will yet throw a different cast of the dice: V. ἔτʼ αὐτὸν ἄλλα βλήματʼ ἐν κύβοις βαλεῖν πέποιθα (Eur., Supp. 330).Of a quoit: V. δίσκημα, τό (Soph., frag.).In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.If you be matched and receive a fatal throw: V. εἰ παλαισθεὶς πτῶμα θανάσιμον πεσεῖ (Eur., El. 686).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Throw
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13 balance
['bæləns] 1. noun1) (a weighing instrument.) ζυγαριά2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) ισορροπία3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) ψυχική ισορροπία4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) υπόλοιπο λογαριασμού, ισοζύγιο2. verb1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) ισοσκελίζω2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) ισορροπώ•- in the balance
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14 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) κόβω2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) κόβω3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) κόβω4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) κόβω5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) κόβω, μειώνω6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) κοβω, αφαιρώ7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) κόβω8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) `κόβω` τράπουλα9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') διακόπτω10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) κόβω δρόμο11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) τέμνω12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) κάνω κοπάνα13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) κάνω πως δε βλέπω2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) κόψιμο, διακοπή, μείωση2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) κόψιμο3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) κομμάτι•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) δηκτικός- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) ανηλεής- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
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15 hair
[heə] 1. noun1) (one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin: He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.) τρίχα2) (the mass of these, especially on a person's head: He's got brown hair.) μαλλιά•- - haired- hairy
- hairiness
- hair's-breadth
- hair-breadth
- hairbrush
- haircut
- hair-do
- hairdresser
- hairdressing
- hair-drier
- hairline
- hair-oil
- hairpin 2. adjective((of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.) κλειστή στροφή(σαν φουρκέτα)- hairstyle
- keep one's hair on
- let one's hair down
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make hair stand on end
- not to turn a hair
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16 bang
[bæŋ] 1. noun1) (a sudden loud noise: The door shut with a bang.) κρότος2) (a blow or knock: a bang on the head from a falling branch.) χτύπημα2. verb1) (to close with a sudden loud noise: He banged the door.) βροντώ2) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) κοπανώ3) (to make a sudden loud noise: We could hear the fireworks banging in the distance.) κροτώ•- banger -
17 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) χτύπημα2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) πλήγμαII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) φυσώ2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) παίρνω, παρασύρω3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) παρασύρομαι από φύσημα4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) φυσώ5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) παίζω (πνευστό)•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
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18 face
[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) πρόσωπο2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) επιφάνεια,πλευρά3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) μέτωπο εξόρυξης2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) βλέπω σε2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) αντικρύζω3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) αντιμετωπίζω•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
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19 gesture
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20 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) ιππότης2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) που κατέχει τον τίτλο του ιππότη, `σερ`3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) άλογο σκακιού2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) χρίω ιππότη
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make head(s) or tail(s) of — idi make head(s) or tail(s) of, to understand or interpret to even a small extent (often used in the negative) … From formal English to slang
To make head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make head — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English