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Wearhead

/wɪə(ɹ)ˈhɛd/

Wearhead proper noun: a village in Stanhope parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY8539).

Proper noun

Wearhead

  1. A village in Stanhope parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY8539).

Origin of Wearhead

From Wear + head, being near the source of the River Wear.

Questions about Wearhead

What does Wearhead mean?
Wearhead means a village in Stanhope parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY8539).
What part of speech is Wearhead?
Wearhead is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Wearhead?
Wearhead is pronounced /wɪə(ɹ)ˈhɛd/.

Words near Wearhead in the dictionary

  1. weared
  2. wearer
  3. wearers
  4. wearest
  5. weareth
  6. Wearhead
  7. weariable
  8. wearie
  9. wearied
  10. wearied out
  11. weariedly

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