hammerhead meaning

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hammerhead (noun): a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence.

hammerhead has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

hammerhead as a noun

  1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

    Synonyms: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead

    Type of: stupid

  2. the striking part of a hammer

    Type of: head

  3. medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous

    Synonyms: hammerhead shark

    Type of: shark

    Kinds: smooth hammerhead, smalleye hammerhead, shovelhead

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in AD · 10-letter words

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