Head and Subject

Head

Head noun - The subject matter at issue.

Usage example: under the head of minor Roman poets

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Subject and head are semantically related in heading topic. In some cases you can use "Subject" instead the word "Head" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: heading, headland, headship, headband, headed

Subject noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Head and subject are semantically related in issue topic. Sometimes you can use "Head" instead the word "Subject" as a noun or a verb.

human	human head	human subject
good	good head	good subject
female	female head	female subject
similar	similar head	similar subject
Other adjectives: current, original, true, dead, actual, entire, real, male, main, new, former, next, last, different, previous.

It involves a Memory-Wiping Crew carefully attaching number of electrical nodes to the head of the subject and injecting a chemical cocktail into their veins, which wipes the mind of the subject.

Source: Laser-Guided Amnesia
This behavior was actually the subject of a Take That in an episode where Booth and Bones head to a mental hospital where Bones makes pointed remarks to the head psychologist there.

Source: Hard on Soft Science
One interpretation of "You're On Fire" by They Might Be Giants is that the subject of the song is hot-tempered, and their head is only on fire in the metaphorical sense or in the sense of this trope.

Source: Burning with Anger

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