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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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Dictionary Results for heed:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

heed
    n 1: paying particular notice (as to children or helpless
         people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends
         without heed to the consequences" [syn: attentiveness,
         heed, regard, paying attention] [ant: heedlessness,
         inattentiveness]
    v 1: pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of
         the old men" [syn: heed, mind, listen]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Heed \Heed\ (h[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeded; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Heeding.] [OE. heden, AS. h[=e]dan; akin to OS.
   h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten,
   Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf. Hood.]
   To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend
   to; to observe.
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         With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.  --Dryden.

   Syn: To notice; regard; mind. See Attend, v. t.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Heed \Heed\, n.
   1. Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give
      or take.
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            With wanton heed and giddy cunning.   --Milton.
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            Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's
            hand.                                 --2 Sam. xx.
                                                  10.
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            Birds give more heed and mark words more than
            beasts.                               --Bacon.
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   2. Careful consideration; obedient regard.
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            Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to
            the things which we have heard.       --Heb. ii. 1.
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   3. A look or expression of heading. [R.]
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            He did it with a serious mind; a heed
            Was in his countenance.               --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Heed \Heed\, v. i.
   To mind; to consider.
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