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hindhead

hindhead noun: the rear part of the head.

Noun

hindhead (plural hindheads)

  1. The rear part of the head.
    • Top of the head pale yellowish brown, variously variegated,—across the hindhead there extends a narrow reddish brown line, and another of the same tint is observed between the eyes […]1849, Andrew Smith, Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa

Proper noun capitalized: Hindhead

Hindhead

  1. A village in Haslemere parish, Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU8835).

Forms of hindhead

pluralhindheads

Origin of hindhead

From hind + head.

Questions about hindhead

What does hindhead mean?
Hindhead means the rear part of the head.
What part of speech is hindhead?
Hindhead can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of hindhead?
The plural of hindhead is hindheads.

Words near hindhead in the dictionary

  1. hindflippers
  2. hindfoot
  3. hindforemost
  4. hindgut
  5. hindguts
  6. hindhead
  7. hindheads
  8. Hindi
  9. Hindi-Urdu
  10. Hindian
  11. Hindians

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