释义 |
flat·head \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural flatheads or flathead) 1. usually capitalized a. : any of several Indian peoples (as the Chinook, Catawba, Choctaw, and Waxhaw) of No. America that formerly practiced head-flattening b. : a member of any of such peoples 2. usually capitalized a. : a Salish people that formerly occupied most of western Montana b. : a member of such people 3. a. : hognose snake b. : any of various fishes with more or less flat heads: as (1) : any of a family (Platycephalidae) of chiefly Indo-pacific marine food fishes that resemble sculpins (2) : barramunda a (3) : a large minnow (Platygobio gracilis) of rivers of the Rocky mountain area (4) : flathead catfish 4. a. : a flattened head of a rivet or bolt; also : a rivet or bolt with such a head b. : a screw with a head flat on top and tapering to the shaft so that it can be countersunk 5. : a stupid or gullible person : simpleton 6. South : faller 1 |