Head"quar`ters (-kwr`trz), n. pl. [but sometimes used as a n. sing.]
The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer, as the general
in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from
which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority
or order.
The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence.
Collier.
Head"race` (-rs`), n. See Race, a water course.
Head"room` (-rm`), n. (Arch.) See Headway, 2.
Head"rope` (-rp`), n. (Naut.) That part of a boltrope which is sewed to
the upper edge or head of a sail.
Head"sail` (-sl`), n. (Naut.) Any sail set forward of the foremast.
Totten.
Head`shake` (-shk`), n. A significant shake of the head, commonly as a
signal of denial. Shak.
Head"ship, n. Authority or dignity; chief place.
Heads"man (hdz"man), n.; pl. Headsmen (-men). An executioner who cuts
off heads. Dryden.
Head"spring` (hd"sprng`), n. Fountain; source.
The headspring of our belief.
Stapleton.
Head"stall` (-stl`), n. That part of a bridle or halter which
encompasses the head. Shak.
Head"stock` (-stk`), n. (Mach.) A part (usually separate from the bed
or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a
machine; as: (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle
and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite
corresponding part being called a tailstock. (b) The part of a planing
machine that supports the cutter, etc.
Head"stone` (-stn`), n. 1. The principal stone in a foundation; the
chief or corner stone. Ps. cxviii. 22.