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  • 51head — [OE] The word head can be traced back ultimately to Indo European *kauput , *kaupet , which probably had connotations of ‘bowl’ (as in ‘skull’) as well as ‘head’, although which came first is not clear. From it was descended prehistoric Germanic… …

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  • 52Head shadow — A head shadow is a region of reduced amplitude of a sound because it is obstructed by the head. Sound may have to travel though and around the head in order to reach an ear. The obstruction caused by the head can account for a significant… …

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  • 53Head over Heels (Paula Abdul album) — Infobox Album Name = Head over Heels Type = Album Artist = Paula Abdul Released = June 13, 1995 Recorded = 1994/1995 Genre = Pop Length = 64:28 Label = Virgin Producer = Howie Hersh et al Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… …

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  • 54Head Off — Infobox Album | Name = Head Off Type = Album Artist = The Hellacopters Released = April 18, 2008 Recorded = 2007 Genre = Garage Rock Length = Label = Wild Kingdom Backstage Alliance Toy s Factory Producer = Chips K. Reviews = *Allmusic rating|2|5 …

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  • 55Head (watercraft) — The head (or heads) is a ship s water closet or toilet.The term derives from sailing ships in which the toilet area for the regular sailors was placed at the head or bow of the ship. In sailing ships this position was sensible for two reasons:… …

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  • 56Head (geological) — The term head has been used by British geologists since the middle of the 19th century. It describes deposits at the very top of the geological succession, that could not be classified more accurately. Areas identified as head include deposits of …

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  • 57Well (Chinese constellation) — Jǐng Xiù map The Well mansion (井宿, pinyin: Jǐng Xiù ; Japanese: chichiri boshi) is one of the Twenty eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird. Asterisms English name …

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  • 58Head Down — Infobox short story | name = Head Down title orig = translator = author = Stephen King country = United States language = English series = genre = published in = The New Yorker (1st release), Nightmares and Dreamscapes publication type = Magazine …

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  • 59Head Game — Infobox Television episode | Title = Head Game Series = Frasier Season = 4 Episode = 05 Airdate = 12 November 1996 Writer = Rob Greenberg Director = David Lee Guests = Lorenzo Newton (Reggie) Ken Magee (guard) Stu Lantx (sportscaster) Loren… …

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  • 60head down, bum up — noun A figurative bodily position adopted when working hard at some task, either physical or mental. (Head down may well be literal, but bum up is figurative.) 2007: Hadnt heard a thing. Hard at work, head down, bum up. mdash; , Call of sea… …

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