hammerhead

hammerhead is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 21 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.
2. noun. A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.
3. noun. An African fruit bat (Hypsignathus monstrosus); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.
4. noun. medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous
5. noun. the striking part of a hammer
6. noun. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence

   Synonyms: blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead

Synonyms

blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead

Common word forms

hammerheads, hammerheaded

Words from these letters

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