Definition of flathead Flathead

/flæˈthɛˌd/ - [flated] - flat•head

We found 8 definitions of flathead from 4 different sources.

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What does flathead mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: flatheads

flathead - pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
  percoid, percoid fish, percoidean any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
flathead - food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards
  scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish fishes having the head armored with bony plates
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • flathead (Noun)
    Any fish in the Platycephalidae family.
  • flathead (Noun)
    A type of screw designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
  • flathead (Noun)
    A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an Overhead Valve engine.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flathead (a.)
    Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
  • flathead (n.)
    A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.

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