"whitehead" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whiteheads [plural]
Etymology: white + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|white|head}} white + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} whitehead (plural whiteheads)
  1. A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap. Categories (lifeform): Ducks Translations (pimple): valkopää (Finnish), Mitesser [masculine] (German), Komedo [masculine] (German), вуго́р (vuhór) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-YZAbVGaJ Disambiguation of Ducks: 13 34 8 27 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 7 37 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 24 7 29 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 32 7 28 21 Disambiguation of 'pimple': 83 5 2 5 5
  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-6W-QFW-F Disambiguation of Ducks: 13 34 8 27 18 Disambiguation of Geese: 14 37 8 23 18 Disambiguation of Perching birds: 13 37 7 24 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 7 37 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 24 7 29 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 21 6 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 11 41 6 24 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 32 7 28 21 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. Categories (lifeform): Ducks
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-RtUlXmgg Disambiguation of Ducks: 13 34 8 27 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 7 37 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 24 7 29 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 21 6 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 25 6 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 25 6 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 32 7 28 21
  5. A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk. Categories (lifeform): Ducks
    Sense id: en-whitehead-en-noun-6p7pO~~G Disambiguation of Ducks: 13 34 8 27 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 7 37 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 24 7 29 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 21 6 34 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 32 7 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: like a whitehead

Inflected forms

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