heads-up

What does heads-up mean?

heads-up means "a warning message". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in heads-up?

heads-up has 2 syllables: head-s-up. The stress falls on "head". In IPA it is /ˈhɛdˌzʌp/.

What is another word for heads-up?

Close synonyms include wide-awake. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heads-up a common word?

heads-up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for heads-up come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.