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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.
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’.
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. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively.
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.
Loggerhead definition: a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.. See examples of LOGGERHEAD used in a sentence.
Loggerheads definition: . See examples of LOGGERHEADS used in a sentence.
May 29, 2024 · (ˈlɒɡəhɛdz ) plural noun. See to be at loggerheads. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'loggerheads' in a sentence. loggerheads. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.
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.
