Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index W warhead: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: war•head Pronunciation: (wôr'hed"), [key] — n. the forward section of a self-propelled missile, bomb, torpedo, or the like, containing the explosive, chemical, or atomic charge. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: warhead (Thesaurus) war hawk Warhol ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language