different between blockhead vs underhead

English

Alternative forms

• block head, block-head

Etymology

1549, block (“n.”) +? head.

Pronunciation

Noun

blockhead (plural blockheads)

1. (colloquial) A stupid person.
2. A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• blockheaded
• blockheadess

Translations

Verb

blockhead (third-person singular simple present blockheads, present participle blockheading, simple past and past participle blockheaded)

1. To perform as a human blockhead.
2. (rare) To behave in a stupid manner.

Anagrams

• headblock

English

Etymology

under- +? head

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd?(?)h?d/

Noun

underhead (plural underheads)

1. (obsolete) A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead.
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     wiser discretions, that have the thread of reason to conduct them, offend without a pardon; whereas underheads may stumble without dishonour.

2. The lower head, in two-headed creatures or robots.

Adjective

underhead (not comparable)

1. (engineering) Beneath the head of a mechanical component.

Anagrams

• unadhered