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hardheads

hard·head
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahrd-hed]
    • /ˈhɑrdˌhɛd/
    • /ˈhɑːdhɛdz /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd-hed]
    • /ˈhɑrdˌhɛd/

Definitions of hardheads word

  • noun hardheads any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract. 1
  • noun hardheads Plural form of hardhead. 1
  • noun hardheads a thistle-like plant, Centaurea nigra, native to Europe and introduced into North America and New Zealand, that has reddish-purple flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
  • noun hardheads plural of hardhead. 0

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Origin of hardheads

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20; hard + head

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Parts of speech for Hardheads

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hardheads popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for hardheads

noun hardheads

  • bonehead — a stupid or obstinate person
  • fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
  • screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
  • jackass — a male donkey.
  • dunce — a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.

Antonyms for hardheads

noun hardheads

  • genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
  • brains — an animal's brain, cooked and eaten as food
  • geniuses — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.

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