blockhead

[ blok-hed ]

/ ˈblɒkˌhɛd /

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noun

a stupid, doltish person; dunce.

Obsolete. a piece of wood in the shape of a head, used as a block for hats or wigs.

Origin of blockhead

First recorded in 1540–50; block + head

SYNONYMS FOR blockhead

1 fool, nitwit, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, booby.

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OTHER WORDS FROM blockhead

blockheaded, adjectiveblock·head·ed·ly, adverbblock·head·ed·ness, nounblockheadism, noun

Words nearby blockhead

blocker, block faulting, blockflöte, block front, block grant, blockhead, block heater, block heel, blockhouse, blockie, block in

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Example sentences from the Web for blockhead

A person of phlegmatic disposition who is a blockhead, would, with a sanguine nature, be a fool.
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc.|Arthur Schopenhauer
Bale accordingly stigmatises him as an ass-headed dean, a blockhead who cared only for his kitchen and his belly.
Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)|Richard Bagwell
This blockhead flinging a miserable stick of candy in my face!
Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)|Charles Paul de Kock
If a creature purblindThus pretends he can see, Will the blockhead confess himselfStupid—think ye?
Literary Fables of Yriarte|Tomas de Iriarte

He felt it impossible that she should love a profligate or a blockhead, and he knew Lord Spoonbill to be both.
Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill

British Dictionary definitions for blockhead

blockhead

/ (ˈblɒkˌhɛd) /

noun

derogatory a stupid person

Derived forms of blockhead

blockheaded, adjectiveblockheadedly, adverbblockheadedness, noun

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单词	blockhead
释义	blockhead [ blok-hed ] / ˈblɒkˌhɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR blockhead ON THESAURUS.COM noun a stupid, doltish person; dunce. Obsolete. a piece of wood in the shape of a head, used as a block for hats or wigs. Origin of blockhead First recorded in 1540–50; block + head SYNONYMS FOR blockhead 1 fool, nitwit, dolt, dullard, ignoramus, booby. SEE SYNONYMS FOR blockhead ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM blockhead blockheaded, adjectiveblock·head·ed·ly, adverbblock·head·ed·ness, nounblockheadism, noun Words nearby blockhead blocker, block faulting, blockflöte, block front, block grant, blockhead, block heater, block heel, blockhouse, blockie, block in Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for blockhead A person of phlegmatic disposition who is a blockhead, would, with a sanguine nature, be a fool. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Religion, A Dialogue, Etc.\|Arthur Schopenhauer Bale accordingly stigmatises him as an ass-headed dean, a blockhead who cared only for his kitchen and his belly. Ireland under the Tudors, Volume I (of II)\|Richard Bagwell This blockhead flinging a miserable stick of candy in my face! Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)\|Charles Paul de Kock If a creature purblindThus pretends he can see, Will the blockhead confess himselfStupid—think ye? Literary Fables of Yriarte\|Tomas de Iriarte He felt it impossible that she should love a profligate or a blockhead, and he knew Lord Spoonbill to be both. Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|William Pitt Scargill British Dictionary definitions for blockhead blockhead / (ˈblɒkˌhɛd) / noun derogatory a stupid person Derived forms of blockhead blockheaded, adjectiveblockheadedly, adverbblockheadedness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to blockhead bonehead, fool, screwball, jackass, dunce, oaf, idiot, ninny, bust, tomfool, simpleton, noodle, chump, moron, nincompoop, numskull, dolt, knucklehead, halfwit, hardhead
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blockhead

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British Dictionary definitions for blockhead

noun

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