"puzzlehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: puzzleheads [plural]
Etymology: puzzle + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|puzzle|head}} puzzle + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} puzzlehead (plural puzzleheads)
  1. A puzzleheaded person, one having a mind full of confused notions.
    Sense id: en-puzzlehead-en-noun-UQvwAZyK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. (slang) A person who enjoys solving puzzles. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-puzzlehead-en-noun-Shp9Pvng

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for puzzlehead meaning in English (1.2kB)

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