Library / English Dictionary

PINHEAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The head of a pin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pinhead" is a kind of...):

head (a projection out from one end)

Holonyms ("pinhead" is a part of...):

pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An ignorant or foolish person

Synonyms:

boob; booby; dope; dumbbell; dummy; pinhead

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("pinhead" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

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