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head-scratchers

head-scratchers is the plural of head-scratcher.

Meaning of head-scratcher

Noun

head-scratcher (plural head-scratchers)

  1. (figuratively, informal) Something particularly puzzling or confusing.
    • Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher2007 December, “Golden Globes nominations a head-scratcher”, in Daily News Tribune
  2. (literally) A device used to scratch the head.
    • Her aunt's husband or her grandfather brings a head scratcher. "If the maid scratched her hair or body with her fingers during these days of observance, her hair would fall out."2004, Kelley Hays-Gilpin, Ambiguous Images: Gender and Rock Art, →ISBN, page 133

Questions about head-scratchers

What is head-scratchers the plural of?
Head-scratchers is the plural of head-scratcher.

Words near head-scratchers in the dictionary

  1. head-ring
  2. head-rings
  3. head-scarf
  4. head-scarves
  5. head-scratcher
  6. head-scratchers
  7. head-scratching
  8. head-scratchings
  9. head-shrinker
  10. head-shrinkers
  11. head-shy

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