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PINHEAD

Dictionary entry overview: What does pinhead mean?

• PINHEAD (noun)
The noun PINHEAD has 2 senses:

1. an ignorant or foolish person
2. the head of a pin

Familiarity information: PINHEAD used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PINHEAD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An ignorant or foolish person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

boob; booby; pinhead; dope; dumbbell; dummy

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

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

Sense 2

pinhead ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

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