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unhead

unhead verb: to remove the lid from (a barrel or cask).

Verb

unhead (third-person singular simple present unheads, present participle unheading, simple past and past participle unheaded)

  1. (transitive) To remove the lid from (a barrel or cask).

Forms of unhead

third-person singular presentunheads
present participleunheading
past participleunheaded
pastunheaded

Origin of unhead

From un- + head.

Questions about unhead

What does unhead mean?
Unhead means to remove the lid from (a barrel or cask).
What part of speech is unhead?
Unhead is a verb.
What is the past tense of unhead?
The past tense of unhead is unheaded.

Words near unhead in the dictionary

  1. unhazarding
  2. unhazardous
  3. unhazed
  4. unhazy
  5. UNHCR
  6. unhead
  7. unheaded
  8. unheading
  9. unheads
  10. unheady
  11. unheal

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