- blockhead block·head n
- ['blɒkˌhɛd]
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blockhead block·head n
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block|head — «BLOK HEHD», noun. a stupid person; fool; dunce: »No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money (Samuel Johnson) … Useful english dictionary
block·head — /ˈblɑːkˌhɛd/ noun, pl heads [count] informal : a stupid person Don t be such a blockhead! … Useful english dictionary
Blockhead — Block head , n. [Block + head.] A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding. [1913 Webster] The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blockhead — also block head, stupid person, 1540s (implied in blockheaded), from BLOCK (Cf. block) (n.) + head; probably originally an image of the head shaped oaken block used by hat makers, though the insulting sense is the older one … Etymology dictionary
blockhead — block•head [[t]ˈblɒkˌhɛd[/t]] n. a stupid person; dunce • Etymology: 1540–50 block′head ed, adj. block′head ed•ness, n … From formal English to slang
blockhead — block|head [ˈblɔkhed US ˈbla:k ] n old fashioned informal a very stupid person … Dictionary of contemporary English
blockhead — block|head [ blak,hed ] noun count INFORMAL a stupid person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
block — /blɒk / (say blok) noun 1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane or approximately plane faces. 2. a child s building brick. 3. a mould or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape, as a hat block. 4. one of… …
blockhead — blockheaded, adj. blockheadedly, adv. blockheadedness, n. blockheadism, n. /blok hed /, n. 1. a stupid, doltish person; dunce. 2. Obs. a piece of wood in the shape of a head, used as a block for hats or wigs. [1540 50; BLOCK + HEAD] Syn. 1. fool … Universalium
block — 1. n. the head. □ That block of yours is pretty dense. □ Try to get this stuff through your block before the test. 2. n. the auction block. □ The painting went on the block and sold for nearly fifty three million dollars … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blockhead — {n.}, {informal} An unusually dense, or stupid person whose head is therefore exaggeratedly compared to a solid block of wood. * /Joe is such a blockhead that he flunked every course as a freshman./ … Dictionary of American idioms
