Illustrative Context

He has lots of hair on his head.

Target Sense

• Most basic, generic, default-register term for the human head.
• Avoid narrower terms for just specific parts of the head, e.g. crown (of the head), nape etc..
• Avoid terms that refer specifically to the brain or intelligence, i.e. brain, mind, etc..
• Avoid terms that refer specifically to the metaphorical sense of ‘head’ as top, chief, principal, German Haupt, French chef, etc., even if cognate to the basic lexeme for the literal body part in other languages.
• Avoid terms that refer specifically to only the bony skull, etc..
• Avoid specifically medical terminology, e.g. cranium.
• Avoid low register or jocular terms, e.g. bonce, noggin.