loggerhead

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English - Turkish
i., zool. adi denizkaplumbağası, Caretta caretta
(Argo) salak

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loggerhead turtle
loggerhead kaplumbağa
loggerheads
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English - English
A dolt or blockhead
a tool consisting of a rod with a bulbous end, used once made hot in a fire for the purpose of heating liquids that it is plunged into
A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope
the loggerhead turtle
the loggerhead shrike
{n} a blockhead, dunce, stupid person
a tool consisting of a rod with a bulbuous end, used once made hot in a fire for the purpose of heating liquids that it is plunged into
A very large marine turtle (Thalassochelys caretta, or caouana), common in the warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape Cod; called also logger-headed turtle
very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas
A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar
An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat, over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running out too fast
{i} stupid person, idiot; large marine turtle found in warm ocean waters
An American shrike (Lanius Ludovicianus), similar to the butcher bird, but smaller
these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull

Related Terms

loggerhead turtle
A large, carnivorous, marine turtle, Caretta caretta, found in warm seas
loggerhead shrike
common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
loggerhead shrike
A common North American bird (Lanius ludovicianus) having gray, black, and white plumage, a black facial mask, and a hooked beak
loggerhead turtle
A very large marine turtle (Caretta caretta) inhabiting warm ocean waters and having a large beaked head
loggerheads
Fisticuffs; fighting
loggerheads
plural form of loggerhead
loggerheaded
{a} dull, stupid, heavy, simple
loggerheaded
Dull; stupid
loggerheads
The knapweed
loggerheads
plural of loggerhead
loggerheads
{i} part of the phrase "at loggerheads" (at odds, in opposition to)
loggerheads
If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other. For months dentists and the health department have been at loggerheads over fees France was left isolated and at loggerheads with other EU member countries over its refusal to fall into line with demands to cut state borrowing. be at loggerheads (with sb) if two people are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly be at loggerheads (with somebody) over (loggerhead (16-20 centuries), from logger (16-18 centuries) (probably from LOG) + head)
loggerhead

    Hyphenation

    log·ger·head

    Turkish pronunciation

    lägırhed

    Pronunciation

    /ˈlägərˌhed/ /ˈlɑːɡɜrˌhɛd/

    Etymology

    [ lo-g&r-"hed, lä- ] (noun.) 1588. probably from English dialect logger block of wood + English head.
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