Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shuhv-uh l-hed]
- /ˈʃʌv əlˌhɛd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shuhv-uh l-hed]
- /ˈʃʌv əlˌhɛd/
Definitions of shovelhead word
- noun shovelhead bonnethead. 1
- noun shovelhead a common shark, Sphyrna tiburo, of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, having a shovel-shaped head: family Sphyrnidae (hammerheads) 0
- noun shovelhead a small hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) with a narrow head resembling the blade of a shovel 0
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Origin of shovelhead
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; shovel + head
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Parts of speech for Shovelhead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shovelhead popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shovelhead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with shovelhead
- what is a shovelhead?
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