"roundhead" meaning in All languages combined

See roundhead on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-roundhead.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: round + -head Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|round|head}} round + -head Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} roundhead (not comparable)
  1. (of a screw) Having a dome-shaped head. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of a screw: having a dome-shaped head): kupukantainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-roundhead-en-adj-MusHkEkT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 34 3 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 32 14 32 5 17

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-roundhead.ogg [Australia] Forms: roundheads [plural]
Etymology: round + -head Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|round|head}} round + -head Head templates: {{en-noun}} roundhead (plural roundheads)
  1. A roundhead screw, one with a domed head. Translations (roundhead screw): kupukantaruuvi (Finnish), ナベ (nabe) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-roundhead-en-noun--1EKBjyt Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -head Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 32 14 32 5 17 Disambiguation of 'roundhead screw': 100 0 0 0
  2. Alternative form of Roundhead Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Roundhead
    Sense id: en-roundhead-en-noun-oDOpz3vr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -head Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 34 3 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 1 56 3 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 32 14 32 5 17
  3. (slang) A male whose penis is circumcised. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Circumcision
    Sense id: en-roundhead-en-noun-lndwVxsr Disambiguation of Circumcision: 15 2 24 46 13
  4. A circular platform at the end of a pier or breakwater.
    Sense id: en-roundhead-en-noun--do3jrvu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -head Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 3 34 3 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -head: 32 14 32 5 17

Inflected forms

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