Definition of HEADED

headed

Meanings

Verb

  • to go or travel towards
    • "We were headed for the mountains"
  • be in charge of
  • travel in front of; go in advance of others
    • "The procession was headed by John"
  • be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
  • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  • take its rise
  • be in the front of or on top of
    • "The list was headed by the name of the president"
  • form a head or come or grow to a head
    • "The wheat headed early this year"
  • remove the head of
  • simple past and past participle of head

Adjective Satellite

  • having a heading or course in a certain direction
    • "westward headed wagons"
  • of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
    • "headed cabbages"

Adjective

  • having a heading or caption
    • "a headed column"
    • "headed notepaper"
  • having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
    • "headed bolts"
    • "three-headed Cerberus"
    • "a cool-headed fighter pilot"

Adj

  • Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
  • Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.
  • Having hair of a specified color.
  • Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
  • Heading in a certain direction.

Origin / Etymology

From head (“noun”) + -ed.

Antonyms

;, headless, unheaded

Scrabble Score: 11

headed is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
headed is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
headed is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

headed is a valid Words With Friends word