hammerhead
The portion of a hammer containing the metal striking faceThe portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
» A hammerhead shark killed Tom.
Meaning
8 sensesThe portion of a hammer containing the metal striking face (also including the claw or peen if so equipped).
Holonym: hammer
Meronym: hammer face
the striking part of a hammer
Any organism with head shaped like that of a hammer:
Any shark of the family Sphyrnidae, which only includes the genera Sphyrna and Zygaena, with eyes set on projections from the sides of the head.
аку́ла-мо́лотakúla-mólot, ры́ба-мо́лотrýba-mólot
A hogsucker, a fresh-water fish of species Hypentelium nigricans, in the sucker family Catostomidae.
A hammer-headed fruit bat, a fruit bat of species Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large blunt nozzle.
A hammerkop, a bird of species Scopus umbretta.
(slang)A stupid person, a dunce.
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
A turn-around; a parking area constructed in a subdivision for initial access and construction.
A kind of ribozyme; hammerhead ribozyme.
Examples
3 sentencesA hammerhead shark killed Tom.
The hammerhead is a type of shark.
ruМолот-рыба - это вид акулы.
The great hammerhead is a type of shark.
ruГигантская рыба-молот - это вид акулы.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From hammer + head.From hammer + head.
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Forms
plural: hammerheads| Singular | hammerhead |
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Synonyms
15 synonyms- medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous:hammerhead shark
- a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence:duncedunderheadnumskullblockheadboneheadlunkheadknuckleheadloggerhead