{ } a. Dull-witted; stupid. “The addle-brained Oberstein.” Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dull and addle-pated. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained; stupid; simple-minded; as, airheaded teenagers. Contrasted with serious, solemn
Syn. -- dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

Arrowheaded characters, characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; -- hence called also nail-headed, wedge-formed, cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See Cuneiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

, a. Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; -- alsp called bald and bald-pated; as, a bald-headed gentleman. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The leader of a dance band. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ }, a. & adv. Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. imp. & p. p. of bead, v. t. & i.. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. appearing as if covered with beads; as, Her face was beaded with sweat. [ PJC ]

a. Dull; stupid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure addresses. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Stupid; dull. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Naut.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. very stupid; -- used of people or actions. [ informal ] -- bone"head*ed*ness, n.
Syn. -- blockheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed. [WordNet 1.5]

a. Braided [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of bread. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a broad head. [ Narrower terms: brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic ]
Syn. -- roundheaded, short-headed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having a head like a buckler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires.
Syn. -- stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. “He was laborious and clear-headed.” Macaulay.

-- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion; unshakably calm and collected. -- Cool"-head`ed*ness, n.
Syn. -- cool, imperturbable, unflappable. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

n. an editor who prepares text for publication.
Syn. -- copy editor, text editor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deadened p. pr. & vb. n. Deadening. ] [ From Dead; cf. AS. d&unr_;dan to kill, put to death. See Dead, a. ] 1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

As harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to deafen. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who, or that which, deadens or checks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine).
Syn. -- stultification, impairment. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. [ p. pr. of verb deaden{ 3 }. ] Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as, the deadening effect of some routine tasks.
Syn. -- boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who spreads abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dispreaders both of vice and error. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having two heads; bicipital. [ 1913 Webster ]

Double-headed rail (Railroad), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. two events, usually entertainment or sports performances, occurring immediately in succession or within a short time of each other; especially, two sports games played by the same teams on the same day, one right after another. A doubleheader in baseball is often scheduled between teams when a previously shceduled game is postponed, as due to rain or other interfering factors. In such cases, the admission price for the doubleheader remains that of a single game, though two games are played.
Syn. -- twin bill, double feature. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the distance between the centers of adjacent threads. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like dough; soft. [ 1913 Webster ]

He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who fears, or lives in fear. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Thick-headed; stupid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity.
Syn. -- airheaded, dizzy, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Naut.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as stupid. Opposite of smart. [ informal ]
Syn. -- blockheaded, boneheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [ Colloq. ] G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who leads others by his example; a guide. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Thoughtless; unsteady. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair.
Syn. -- gray, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. same as gray-headed.
Syn. -- gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, hoar, hoary. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Thick-skulled; stupid. [ 1913 Webster ]

, a. Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and pragmatic. -- Hard"-head`ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. 1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a machine for heading. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief; leader. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) (a) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in the surface of the wall. (b) In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends of the tailpieces. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A fall or plunge head first, as while riding a bicycle, or a skateboard, or in bathing; -- sometimes, implying the striking of the head on the ground; as, to take a header. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

a. Dull; stupid. “Gross heavy-headed fellows.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this manner. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]