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- DictionaryLog·ger·head/ˈlôɡərˌhed/
noun
- 1. a reddish-brown turtle with a very large head, occurring chiefly in warm seas.
- 2. a widespread North American shrike, having mainly gray plumage with a black eyestripe, wings, and tail.
a. : a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters. b. : alligator snapping turtle. 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.
to strongly disagree (with someone): The party is at loggerheads with the president over public spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively. bone. conflict. flame. hammer. lock horns idiom. non-circular. non-consensual. pick. piggy in the middle.
noun [ plural ] us / ˈlɑː.ɡɚ.hedz / uk / ˈlɒɡ.ə.hedz / be at loggerheads (with someone) Add to word list. to strongly disagree (with someone): The party is at loggerheads with the president over public spending. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. a bone of contention idiom. agent provocateur. aggressor. alienated.
Loggerhead definition: a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.. See examples of LOGGERHEAD used in a sentence.
loggerheads. plural noun. at loggerheads quarrelling, opposed, feuding, at odds, estranged, in dispute, at each other's throats, at daggers drawn, at enmity Dentists and the health department have been at loggerheads over fees.
Example Sentences. He could not understand why Washington and Moscow are at such loggerheads, given all our two nations have in common. Even within the PLO the different factions are often at loggerheads and maneuver to gain the upper hand.
LOGGERHEAD definition: 1. a type of turtle (= an animal living in or near water with a thick shell covering its body) that…. Learn more.
Definition of loggerheads noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
loggerheads. → See to be at loggerheads.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
A ‘logger-head’ was literally a ‘block-head’. A logger was a thick block of timber which was fastened to a horse’s leg to prevent it from running away. In the 17th century, a loggerhead was also recorded as ‘an iron instrument with a long handle used for melting pitch and for heating liquids’.
