"whitehead" meaning in All languages combined

See whitehead on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whiteheads [plural]
Etymology: From white + head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|head}} white + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitehead (plural whiteheads)
  1. (dermatology) A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium. Categories (topical): Dermatology Synonyms: closed comedo Translations (pimple): valkopää (Finnish), Mitesser [masculine] (German), Komedo [masculine] (German), вуго́р (vuhór) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-en:comedo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 24 4 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 25 7 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 26 6 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 26 6 29 19 Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'pimple': 32 20 7 19 21
  2. A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla). Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Geese, Perching birds Translations (A passerine bird of NZ): pōpokotea (Maori)
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-zE0AuOwr Disambiguation of Ducks: 13 36 6 27 18 Disambiguation of Geese: 13 38 8 23 18 Disambiguation of Perching birds: 14 38 5 24 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 24 4 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 25 7 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 26 6 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 26 6 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 41 6 23 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 16 32 7 26 19 Disambiguation of 'A passerine bird of NZ': 2 91 1 3 3
  3. The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-1ZjnaHV4
  4. The surf scoter duck.
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-RtUlXmgg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 16 4 44 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 24 4 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 25 7 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 26 6 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 26 6 29 19
  5. A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk.
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-6p7pO~~G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 24 4 31 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 25 7 29 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 26 6 32 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 26 6 29 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: like a whitehead, whiteheaded

Inflected forms

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