woodenhead
[ wood-n-hed ]
/ ˈwʊd nˌhɛd /
noun Informal.
a stupid person; blockhead.
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Wood Dale, wood duck, wooded, wooden, wood engraving, woodenhead, wooden-headed, Wooden Horse, wooden Indian, wooden shoe, wooden spoon
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Example sentences from the Web for woodenhead
I'm a woodenhead, friend Parks; a plumb, dum old woodenhead!
The Wooing of Calvin Parks|Laura E. RichardsThere's your Mr. Northcote, and there's that Copperhead—Woodenhead, we call him in the nursery.
Phoebe, Junior|Mrs [Margaret] OliphantBeing a woodenhead he forgot about his father and did not go away as he had intended to do.
Pinocchio in Africa|Cherubini
British Dictionary definitions for woodenhead
woodenhead
/ (ˈwʊdənˌhɛd) /
noun
informal a dull, foolish, or unintelligent person
Derived forms of woodenhead
woodenheaded, adjectivewoodenheadedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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