Definition of heed

"heed" in the noun sense

1. attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people

"his attentiveness to her wishes"

"he spends without heed to the consequences"

"heed" in the verb sense

1. heed, mind, listen

pay close attention to give heed to

"Heed the advice of the old men"

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Quotations for heed

Good take heed
Doth surely speed. [ Proverb ]

Too much taking heed is loss. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

In the time of mirth take heed. [ Proverb ]

A witless heed (head) mak's weary feet. [ Scotch Proverb ]

Take heed of the vinegar of sweet wine. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed you find not that you do not seek. [ Proverb ]

Lord of the lion heart and eagle eye,
Thy steps I follow with my bosom bare,
Nor heed the storm that howls along the sky. [ Smollett ]

Take heed of still waters; the quick pass away. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of foul dirty ways, and long sickness. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Who walks through fire will hardly heed the smoke. [ Alfred Tennyson ]

When you dance, take heed whom you take by the hand. [ Proverb ]

Take heed of a person marked, and a widow thrice married. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of a young wench, a prophetess, and a Latin-bred woman. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of wind that comes in at a hole, and a reconciled enemy. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of an ox before, of a horse behind, of a monk on all sides. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of the wrath of a mighty man, and the tumult of the people. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

In a great river great fish are found ; but take heed lest you be drowned. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Heed the still small voice that so seldom leads us wrong, and never into folly. [ Mme. Du Deffand ]

Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place, credit decayed, and people that have of nothing. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Take heed of a speedy professing friend; love is never lasting which flames before it burns. [ Feltham ]

Take note of what you see, give heed to what you hear, and be silent. Judge little, inquire much. [ Platen ]

A body may as well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream; but the less he heed them the better. [ L'Estrange ]

Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. [ Bible ]

People travel the world over to visit untouched places of natural beauty, yet modern gardens pay little heed to the simplicity and beauty of these environments... those special places we all must preserve and protect, each in his own way, before they are lost forever. [ Mary Reynolds, 2002 Gold Medal Winner of the Chelsea Flower Show, November 2001 Application Form. Dare to Be Wild movie ]

heed in Scrabble®

The word heed is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters heed:

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The 55 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In heed

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heed in Words With Friends™

The word heed is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters heed:

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All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word heed

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The 59 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In heed

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Words within the letters of heed

2 letter words in heed (2 words)

3 letter words in heed (1 word)

4 letter words in heed (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence heed

Words that end with heed (2 words)

Word Growth involving heed

Shorter words in heed

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Longer words containing heed

garnisheed

heeded unheeded

heedful heedfully unheedfully

heedful heedfulness

heedful unheedful unheedfully

heeding unheeding

heedless heedlessly

heedless heedlessness

heeds

wheedle wheedled

wheedling