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