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Hammerhead Common

Hammerhead has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

the striking part of a hammer

3

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

4

The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stupid head shark
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
smooth hammerhead smalleye hammerhead shovelhead

Origin

This word is formed by combining "hammer" with "head." It refers to a shark named for its distinctive, flattened head that resembles the striking surface of a tool.

Rhyming Words
yead read lead mead pead head bead sead dead glead tread oread aread ahead knead blead dread stead plead snead
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