thickhead
[ thik-hed ]
/ ˈθɪkˌhɛd /
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noun
a stupid person; blockhead.
Also called whistler. any of several Old World birds of the genus Pachycephala, chiefly of various islands in the Pacific Ocean, related to the flycatchers, and having a melodious whistling call.
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British Dictionary definitions for thickhead
thickhead
/ (ˈθɪkˌhɛd) /
noun
a stupid or ignorant person; fool
Also called: whistler any of various Australian and SE Asian songbirds of the family Muscicapidae (flycatchers, etc)
Derived forms of thickhead
thickheaded, adjectivethickheadedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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