headed

adjective

head·​ed ˈhe-dəd How to pronounce headed (audio)
Synonyms of headednext
1
: having a head or a heading
2
: having a head or heads of a specified kind or number
used in combination
became light-headed from the fever
a roundheaded screw

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Only Manchester United’s Casemiro has scored more than his six headed goals across Europe’s top-five leagues this term. Thom Harris, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma. Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 At the time the two co-headed Viejas Entertainment and booked Viejas Concerts in the Park, Humphrey’s biggest competitor. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 Groggy, foggy-headed, dragging through the afternoon? Hunter Boyce, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headed

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of headed was before the 12th century

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“Headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/headed. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

headed

adjective
head·​ed ˈhed-əd How to pronounce headed (audio)
: having such a head or so many heads
curly-headed
two-headed ax

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