blockhead

Speech parts

1. blockhead - Noun

2. blockhead - Verb

Meaning

A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hammerhead dunce knucklehead loggerhead bonehead numskull dunderhead muttonhead lunkhead loon turkey bayard jackass twit berk
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Antonyms

ninja alchemist wizard brainiac maven brain
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Hypernyms

stupid dolt dullard pillock stupe poor fish

Anagrams

Bochdalek headblock

Examples

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead. Ambrose Bierce

No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money. Samuel Johnson

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage. William Hazlitt

I have come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying, and for this reason, I can never be satisfied with anyone who would be blockhead enough to have me. Abraham Lincoln

He who deals with a blockhead will need a lot of brains. Spanish Proverb

He who has to deal with a blockhead has need of much brains. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

blockfront blockful blockgroup blockheaded blockheaded girl blockheaded woman