bighead
Origin of bighead
1Other words from bighead
- bigheaded, adjective
- big·head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby bighead
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How to use bighead in a sentence
This was gloomy news to us, for we knew that Chief bighead was one of the worst Indians on the river.
Then and Now | Robert VaughnOn some farms and in some stables bighead is quite prevalent, a number of cases following one after another.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse | United States Department of AgricultureBut in the afternoon, Officer "bighead" struts into the cell-house, in charge of the barber gang.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for bighead
/ (ˈbɪɡˌhɛd) /
informal a conceited person
US and Canadian informal conceit; egotism
vet science
an abnormal bulging or increase in the size of an animal's skull, as from osteomalacia
any of various diseases of sheep characterized by swelling of the head, esp any caused by infection with Clostridium bacteria
Derived forms of bighead
- bigheaded, adjective
- bigheadedly, adverb
- bigheadedness, noun
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