hammerhead
the part of a hammer designed for striking.
Also called ham·mer·kop [ham-er-kop]. /ˈhæm ərˌkɒp/. a brown heronlike African bird, Scopus umbretta, having the head so crested as to resemble a claw hammer.
Slang. blockhead; dunce; lout.
Origin of hammerhead
1Other words from hammerhead
- ham·mer·head·ed, adjective
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How to use hammerhead in a sentence
Discovering a potential hammerhead shark nursery was an accident.
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery | Lesley Evans Ogden | August 2, 2021 | Science NewsGreat hammerhead sharks breed infrequently, about once every two years.
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery | Lesley Evans Ogden | August 2, 2021 | Science NewsIt seems like an unlikely place for a nursery of endangered hammerhead sharks, but a recreational hot spot just off the coast of Miami may host a school of these precious babies.
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery | Lesley Evans Ogden | August 2, 2021 | Science NewsThe team got its first inkling of something special in June 2018, when researchers caught a juvenile great hammerhead — an interesting anomaly.
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery | Lesley Evans Ogden | August 2, 2021 | Science NewsMeanwhile, catch limits have been placed on hammerhead sharks.
Sharks and rays are far less abundant in the world’s oceans than 50 years ago | Kate Baggaley | January 27, 2021 | Popular-Science
According to many fans and critics, the show hurdled the hammerhead a long time ago.
‘Still Positive’ Shows Why ‘Homeland’ Hasn’t Jumped the Shark (Yet) | Andrew Romano | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA hammerhead's nest on one of the trees was fully four feet high.
A vicious-looking hammerhead shark was zeroing in, directly behind his friend!
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonAng kamambad sa pamingkúngan, The fierceness of a hammerhead shark.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan | John U. WolffOld hammerhead repelled the insinuation, and swore that cheaper or better pots were never seen in the kitchen of a king.
The Comical Adventures of Twm Shon Catty | T. J. Llewelyn Prichard
British Dictionary definitions for hammerhead
/ (ˈhæməˌhɛd) /
any shark of the genus Sphyrna and family Sphyrnidae, having a flattened hammer-shaped head
a heavily built tropical African wading bird, Scopus umbretta, related to the herons, having a dark plumage and a long backward-pointing crest: family Scopidae, order Ciconiiformes
a large African fruit bat, Hypsignathus monstrosus, with a large square head and hammer-shaped muzzle
Derived forms of hammerhead
- hammerheaded, adjective
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