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He's Out There

He's Out There (2018) is an American slasher film starring Yvonne Strahovski, written by Mike Scannell, released by Vertical Entertainment; its director is credited as Quinn Lasher, widely reported as a pseudonym for Dennis Iliadis.

He/She Devil

He Devil and She Devil are twin summits in Idaho's Seven Devils Mountains near Hells Canyon. A 2023 GPS survey found She Devil higher by about 3 inches, making it the range's ultra-prominent peak.

Head

Head: the uppermost part of the human body, containing the brain in its 22-bone skull (cranium), the face, and sensory organs; divided into neurocranium and viscerocranium, joined by sutures.

Head (company)

Head, also known as Head Sport GmbH, is a sports equipment and apparel group founded by Howard Head in 1950, known for the metal ski and oversized tennis racket.

Head (film)

Head (1968) is an American musical comedy, the only theatrical feature by the Monkees, directed by Bob Rafelson and written with Jack Nicholson; a plotless, satirical flop on release, now a cult film.

Head (linguistics)

Head (linguistics): the word or constituent that determines the syntactic category and function of a phrase, central to X-bar theory, dependency grammar (Tesnière), Universal Dependencies, and head/dependent-marking typology.

Head & neck

Head & Neck (ISSN 1043-3074 print, 1097-0347 online) is a Wiley peer-reviewed otorhinolaryngology journal founded in 1989, affiliated with the New York Head and Neck Society, publishing head and neck disease research.

Head 2 Head (ไหนใครว่าพวกมันไม่ถูกกัน)

Head 2 Head (ไหนใครว่าพวกมันไม่ถูกกัน) is a 2025–2026 Thai BL series by GMMTV on GMM25, adapted from My feline's web novel; rivals Jerome (Sea) and Jinn (Keen) study fashion design until Jerome dreams of a future as Jinn's partner. 12 episodes.

Head Above Water (album)

Head Above Water is Avril Lavigne's sixth studio album, released February 15, 2019 on BMG. Written largely during her Lyme disease battle, it includes the singles Head Above Water, Tell Me It's Over, I Fell in Love with the Devil, and Dumb Blonde featuring Nicki Minaj.

Head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancer: group of cancers of the mouth, throat, larynx, sinuses, nasal cavity, and salivary glands, mostly squamous cell carcinomas; driven by tobacco, alcohol, and HPV, with rising HPV-related oropharyngeal incidence.

Head cheese

Head cheese, also called brawn or souse, is a cold-cut terrine of braised pork head set in its own gelatin, with no dairy, made in Europe since the Middle Ages.

Head coach

Head coach: the senior coach of a sports team, holding final authority over training, tactics, and coaching staff. Also called manager in some football clubs. Key facts: NCAA staff limits, leadership-performance meta-analysis (r=.21), 1830s word origin.

Head Count (2018 film)

Head Count (2018) is an American supernatural horror film, Elle Callahan's directorial debut, in which college students at Joshua Tree summon a shape-shifting mimic, the hisji, released June 14, 2019 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Head drop

Head drop (dropped head syndrome, 首下がり症候群; ICD-11 MB45.3): chin-on-chest posture from neck extensor muscle weakness, caused by ALS, myasthenia gravis, parkinsonism, or isolated neck extensor myopathy; treated medically or surgically.

Head East

Head East is an American hard rock band formed in southern Illinois in 1969, known for "Never Been Any Reason" and the Gold-certified 1975 debut Flat as a Pancake on A&M; still touring under Roger Boyd.

Head gasket

A head gasket, also called a cylinder head gasket, is the seal between the cylinder head and engine block, keeping combustion pressure, oil, and coolant separate.

Head Hunters

Head Hunters is Herbie Hancock's October 1973 Columbia album with the Headhunters band (Maupin, Jackson, Summers, Mason), the best-selling jazz record of its time, later platinum, and a jazz-funk fusion landmark.

Head impulse test

The head impulse test, also called the head thrust test, is a bedside maneuver that assesses the vestibulo-ocular reflex to detect unilateral inner-ear balance dysfunction.

Head in the Clouds: L.A.

Head in the Clouds: L.A. (HITC LA) is 88rising's annual Asian-centric music festival in Los Angeles, first held in 2018 and nicknamed the "Asian Coachella".

Head injury

Head injury is trauma to the scalp, skull, or brain, excluding the face and jaws. Also called traumatic brain injury when the brain is affected; graded mild, moderate, or severe by the Glasgow Coma Scale, with primary and secondary injury phases.

Head Like a Hole

Head Like a Hole: 1989 Nine Inch Nails song by Trent Reznor, lead track on Pretty Hate Machine and its 1990 second single (Halo 3), an anti-greed industrial anthem widely covered, including by Miley Cyrus in Black Mirror.

Head louse

Head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), a bloodsucking insect parasite of the human scalp, spread by head-to-head contact, causing pediculosis capitis; harmless disease-wise, treated with pediculicides such as permethrin or occlusive agents.

Head Movements

Head movements: voluntary or involuntary motion of the head in humans and animals (MeSH D019416). Covers gaze stabilization via the vestibulo-ocular reflex, head impulse testing, active versus passive movement effects, and nonverbal communication roles.

Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman (Onna no kao) is the title of related 1912 works by Japanese Yōga painter Yorozu Tetsugorō, the best known an oil painting, Woman with a Boa.

Head of government

Head of government: the official who directs a state's executive, called prime minister, president, or chancellor depending on system. Distinguished from head of state in parliamentary and semi-presidential systems; combined in presidential ones such as the United States.

Head of Sargon

The Head of Sargon is a life-size copper-alloy head of an Akkadian king from about 2300 BC, excavated at Nineveh in 1931 and held in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

Head of state

Head of state: the official leader representing a country, separate from or combined with the head of government; ceremonial monarchs and presidents, selection methods, and reserve powers.

Head of State (2003 film)

Head of State is a 2003 American political comedy directed by Chris Rock in his directorial debut, starring him as a Washington, D.C., alderman nominated for president.

Head of the Class

Head of the Class is an ABC sitcom (1986-1991) about gifted Manhattan students in the IHP and teacher Charlie Moore (Howard Hesseman, later Billy Connolly), created by Michael Elias and Rich Eustis; 114 episodes, one Emmy nomination, rebooted on HBO Max in 2021 for one season.

Head of the Commonwealth

Head of the Commonwealth: ceremonial head of the 56-nation Commonwealth of Nations, created by the 1949 London Declaration, held by George VI, Elizabeth II, and since 2022 King Charles III; not hereditary, chosen by member leaders.