Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. With the head leading; headlong: went headfirst down the stairs.
- adv. Impetuously; brashly.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. With the head foremost; -- of motion.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. with the head foremost
- adj. with the head foremost
Examples
“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.”
“There's also a strong temptation to lionize Pedro to the point of sainthood, and while Winick doesn't dive in headfirst, he doesn't exactly shy away from the opportunity either.”
“Diving in headfirst and exposing yourself to it will at least make the anxiety die down a bit, if not eliminate it altogether.”
“As they turn around they see a goat come crashing through the brush, run up to the hole with no hesitation, and jump in headfirst.”
“I just wanted to make contact, but hitting two homers that first day I guess I sort of jumped in headfirst.”
“Show me a spec that at least two other vendors support and I’m in headfirst.”
“So there's nothing but the shale leading down, then there's some shrubs; and the body was kind of headfirst down the hill, "Bilskie said.”
“I try to visualize standing up without it, without a grab bar, without a moderate upper-body assist from a highly trained therapist, without Bob, but when I do I see myself either falling headfirst into the metal stall door or falling backward into the bowl.”
“I began to tumble—headfirst into the darkness—and yanked myself backward.”
Simon & Schuster: Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
“Sam screamed at the referee, as his opponent went flying headfirst across the ice.”
Simon & Schuster: Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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somewhat, somewhere, elsewhere, whereby, likewise, spite, ever, along, otherwise, whatever, whichever, hitherto and 116 more...
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What Keeps Your Ears Apart?
A sort of stuffie of words/phrases that include "head"
head of cattle, out of one's head, head of the stairs, come to a head, head of steam, head of the page, win by a head, head taller, headway, fountainhead, heads or tails, hit the nail on t... and 143 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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