waterhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spring or headwater.
  2. An area of high elevation, viewed as the catchment basin for a region.
  3. A reservoir or natural source of water that is put to use.
  4. A portion of a device or system where water is stored before it is used, such as a header tank.
  5. The amount of water or water pressure provided by a waterhead (reservoir or portion of a device that stores water).
  6. A showerhead.
  7. The place where water enters or exits a device or system
  8. A water main
  9. A burst of water.
  10. Hydrocephalus
  11. The enlarged head of a person or animal with hydrocephalus.
  12. A hydrocephalic person or animal
verb
  1. To behave in an imbecilic manner.
name
  1. A place in England:
  2. A civil parish in north-east Cumberland district, Cumbria, previously in City of Carlisle district
  3. A settlement on Windermere in Lakes parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3703).
  4. A hamlet in Aveton Gifford parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX6847).
  5. A locality and ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD9506).

Word forms

waterhead waterheads waterheading waterheaded

Etymology

From water + head.

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