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flathead

English

Etymology

flat +? head

Noun

flathead (plural flatheads or flathead)

  1. Any fish in the Platycephalidae family.
  2. (US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
  3. (plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
  4. (plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.

Derived terms

  • flathead catfish
  • ghost flathead

Translations

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headword

English

Alternative forms

  • head word

Etymology

From head +? word. Compare West Frisian haadwurd (noun, substantive, headword), Dutch hoofdwoord (headword), German Hauptwort (noun, substantive, headword), Swedish huvudord (headword, keyword).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?dw??d/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?h?dw?d/

Noun

headword (plural headwords)

  1. A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
  2. (grammar) Any word which may be modified by an adjunct.
    In "a very discerning car shopper", "shopper" is the headword.

Synonyms

  • (grammar): head

Translations

See also

  • headword on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • basic form
  • canonical form
  • citation form
  • dictionary form
  • lemma

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