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applehead

applehead noun: a kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.

Noun

applehead (plural appleheads)

  1. A kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.
    Antonyms:
    wedgehead
  2. The head, consisting of a dried apple, of an apple doll.
    • Cloth, stuffing, scissors, thread, appleheads, hickory nuts, and corn husks lie about the house awaiting the masterful touch of Taylor's hands which turn them into dolls.1984, Annelen R. Archbold, Broommaking and Dollmaking in South Central Kentucky, page 157
  3. (slang) A stupid or dumb person.
    • "You, sir, are a applehead! I re-peat, an applehead! ... You're a counter-feit. Wipe the drip off your face!"1942, Newsweek, page 83

Antonyms of applehead

Forms of applehead

pluralappleheads

Origin of applehead

From apple + head.

Questions about applehead

What does applehead mean?
Applehead means a kind of Siamese cat with a round head shape.
What part of speech is applehead?
Applehead is a noun.
What is the plural of applehead?
The plural of applehead is appleheads.

Words near applehead in the dictionary

  1. Applegarths
  2. Applegate
  3. Applegates
  4. applegrower
  5. applegrowers
  6. applehead
  7. appleheads
  8. applehood
  9. appleish
  10. applejack
  11. applejacks

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