Usually means: Inverted pose balancing on head.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word headstand:

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  1. headstand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. headstand: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. headstand: Collins English Dictionary
  4. headstand: Vocabulary.com
  5. headstand: Wordnik
  6. headstand: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. headstand: Wiktionary
  8. headstand: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. headstand: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. headstand: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. headstand: Dictionary.com
  12. Headstand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. headstand: Rhymezone
  14. headstand: FreeDictionary.org
  15. headstand: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. headstand: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. headstand: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  18. headstand: Merriam-Webster
  19. headstand: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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▸ noun:  The act of standing on one's head.
▸ noun:  The position of standing on one's head.

Similar:
header, headstead, orthostasis, hat-stand, headtire, hat stand, headpiece, head-butt, headbanger, head dress, more...

Opposite:
handstand, upright position, standing on feet

Types:
crow, handstand, bridge, hand-balancing, lotus, head-balancing, more...

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Similar:
header, headstead, orthostasis, hat-stand, headtire, hat stand, headpiece, head-butt, headbanger, head dress, more...

Opposite:
handstand, upright position, standing on feet

Types:
crow, handstand, bridge, hand-balancing, lotus, head-balancing, more...



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