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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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But with one, 2024 All-Star Game MVP Jarren Duran, the player and team remain at loggerheads over a shockingly small amount of money (in baseball terms) and appear headed to what could be a contentious arbitration hearing.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
And Iran’s Ministry of Culture is at loggerheads with Iran’s national broadcasting service over who has the authority to censor the content of subscription streaming services.
—Ali Reza Eshraghi, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2023
False Cape is also where an array of wildlife make their home, including loggerhead turtles, red foxes, and more than 300 species of nesting and migratory songbirds.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The People’s Republic of China (mainland China) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are at loggerheads over legitimacy in many international institutions.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
And Iran’s Ministry of Culture is at loggerheads with Iran’s national broadcasting service over who has the authority to censor the content of subscription streaming services.
—Ali Reza Eshraghi, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2023
False Cape is also where an array of wildlife make their home, including loggerhead turtles, red foxes, and more than 300 species of nesting and migratory songbirds.
—AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
The People’s Republic of China (mainland China) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are at loggerheads over legitimacy in many international institutions.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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