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Headfirst

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

ad. With the head leading; headlong: went headfirst down the stairs.

ad. Impetuously; brashly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. With the head in front; headlong

adj. With the head in front; headlong

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. With the head foremost; -- of motion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. with the head foremost

adj. with the head foremost

Word Usage

"Junky's tailors are makers, who dive in headfirst, make lots of mistakes quickly, learn and iterate and improve and surprise, and the book and clothes are infused with that heartening spirit."

Equivalent

forward headforemost

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

headlong

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Hearst Hurst Merced burst coerced

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

face-first facedown