pinhead

[ pin-hed ]

/ ˈpɪnˌhɛd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinhead ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the head of a pin.

something very small or insignificant.

Slang. a stupid person; nitwit.

Origin of pinhead

First recorded in 1655–65; pin + head

Words nearby pinhead

Ping Hsin, pingo, ping-pong, pinguecula, pinguid, pinhead, pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform

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Example sentences from the Web for pinhead

A marriage without "even a pinhead of bitterness" is a marriage without a pin-point of fault-finding, mental or oral.
Happiness and Marriage|Elizabeth (Jones) Towne
It may well be a word is engraved on the coin, in the same microscopic letters as these on the pinhead.
The Diamond Pin|Carolyn Wells
They project into the ventricles as masses, varying in size from a pinhead to a hen's egg.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
The currents of the river and the ocean have made of it only a pinhead on modern maps.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces|Francis Miltoun

These were crushed into carefully sized small bits about the size of a pinhead and packed in layers in the canisters.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

British Dictionary definitions for pinhead

pinhead

/ (ˈpɪnˌhɛd) /

noun

the head of a pin

something very small

informal a stupid or contemptible person

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单词	pinhead
释义	pinhead [ pin-hed ] / ˈpɪnˌhɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pinhead ON THESAURUS.COM noun the head of a pin. something very small or insignificant. Slang. a stupid person; nitwit. Origin of pinhead First recorded in 1655–65; pin + head Words nearby pinhead Ping Hsin, pingo, ping-pong, pinguecula, pinguid, pinhead, pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pinhole pupil, piniform Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pinhead A marriage without "even a pinhead of bitterness" is a marriage without a pin-point of fault-finding, mental or oral. Happiness and Marriage\|Elizabeth (Jones) Towne It may well be a word is engraved on the coin, in the same microscopic letters as these on the pinhead. The Diamond Pin\|Carolyn Wells They project into the ventricles as masses, varying in size from a pinhead to a hen's egg. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle\|U.S. Department of Agriculture The currents of the river and the ocean have made of it only a pinhead on modern maps. Castles and Chateaux of Old Navarre and the Basque Provinces\|Francis Miltoun These were crushed into carefully sized small bits about the size of a pinhead and packed in layers in the canisters. America's Munitions 1917-1918\|Benedict Crowell British Dictionary definitions for pinhead pinhead / (ˈpɪnˌhɛd) / noun the head of a pin something very small informal a stupid or contemptible person Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pinhead fool, dunce, clown
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pinhead

noun

Origin of pinhead

Words nearby pinhead

Example sentences from the Web for pinhead

British Dictionary definitions for pinhead

noun

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