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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Powell and Trump have been somewhat at loggerheads, with the former continually dismissing claims by politicians that the FOMC is a political entity.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bears and the suburban taxing districts have been at loggerheads over the valuation of the Arlington Heights property, which the Cook County Board of Review set at about $125 million.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
Pakistan and India chiefs remain at loggerheads amid tense discussions over the upcoming Champions Trophy.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
On most issues—including immigration itself—these groups were at loggerheads.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2015
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2024
The Bears and the suburban taxing districts have been at loggerheads over the valuation of the Arlington Heights property, which the Cook County Board of Review set at about $125 million.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024
Pakistan and India chiefs remain at loggerheads amid tense discussions over the upcoming Champions Trophy.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
On most issues—including immigration itself—these groups were at loggerheads.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Mar. 2015
See all Example Sentences for loggerhead
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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