loggerhead
A metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire,…A metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire, then plunged into some material (such as pitch or a liquid) to melt or heat it.
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» Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs on the beach.
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11 sensesA metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire, then plunged into some material (such as pitch or a liquid) to melt or heat it.
A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope.
(Midlands, dialectal, in the plural, often)A thistle-like flowering plant of the genus Centaurea, particularly the common knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus; formerly Tachyeres cinereus), a species of steamer duck endemic to the Falkland Islands.
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus), a bird endemic to the Caribbean and West Indies.
The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus), a bird endemic to Jamaica.
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), a bird endemic to North America.
The loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor), a large-headed turtle endemic to the United States.
The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), an oceanic turtle found throughout the world.
(Shropshire)The head of a leopard, as commonly seen on the flag of Shropshire
(obsolete)A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt.
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Examples
8 sentencesLoggerhead turtles lay their eggs on the beach.
She's at loggerheads with her mother.
deSie liegt mit ihrer Mutter im Clinch. — al_ex_an_der
They've been at loggerheads for years.
deSie sind schon seit Jahren zerstritten. — enteka
My siblings are often at loggerheads over toys.
deMeine Geschwister liegen sich oft wegen der Spielsachen in den Haaren. — Ioan_Cristian
Those two are always at loggerheads with each other.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From logger (“(dialectal) heavy wooden block secured to a horse's leg to prevent it from sFrom logger (“(dialectal) heavy wooden block secured to a horse's leg to prevent it from straying”) + head. Logger was apparently coined because its sound connotes a clumsy, heavy object; compare log (“trunk of a dead tree; bulky piece of wood”).
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Forms
plural: loggerheads| Singular | loggerhead |
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regular
Synonyms
134 synonyms- very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas:loggerhead turtleCaretta caretta
- a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence:duncedunderheadblockheadboneheadhammerheadmuttonhead
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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