heads
nounEtymology Plural of head.
7 senses
2
One side of a coin
- Heads, I win.
› One side of a coin:
3
Usually The side that bears the picture of the head of state or other national symbol.
4
Ireland, Sometimes The side that does not bear an image of the Irish harp.
5
Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of headphones.
- Pass me the heads, I wanna listen.
- Until the session of 1782 bills could only (under Poynings’ Law) begin in the Irish privy council. However, informal legislative initiatives, known as ‘heads of bills’, began regularly in the houses of parliament.2000s "How Irish statutes were made" Queens University Belfast
- The Heads of the Bill are being published to enable consultation with relevant sectors on the proposed changes prior to the detailed drafting of the Bill.2012 Department of Justice and Equality "Government Publishes Proposed Amendments to Anti Money-Laundering Law" Dublin, 6 June 2012
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Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
- Derived terms
- heads of agreement, heads or harps, heads or tails