adj
Meaning 1
Having a dome-shaped head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
Roundhead
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noun
Meaning 2
A supporter of parliament during the English Civil War (in the 17th century).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Parliamentarian
Antonyms: Cavalier, Royalist
noun
Meaning 3
A roundhead screw, one with a domed head.
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Roundhead (“parliament supporter in the English Civil War”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, historical
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noun
Meaning 5
A male whose penis is circumcised.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 6
A circular platform at the end of a pier or breakwater.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
Any of various agarics of the genus Stropharia.
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noun
Meaning 8
a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
noun
Meaning 9
a brachycephalic person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From round + -head.
From round + head, from their short-cropped hairstyle.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kupukantainen — of a screw: having a dome-shaped head
- Finnish: keropää — English Civil War: nickname
- Irish: Maolcheann — English Civil War: nickname
- Italian: testa rotonda — English Civil War: nickname
- Italian: teste rotonde — English Civil War: nickname
- Marathi: राउंडहेड (rāuṇḍheḍ) — English Civil War: nickname
- Portuguese: cabeça-redonda — English Civil War: nickname
- Welsh: Pengryniad — English Civil War: nickname
- Finnish: kupukantaruuvi — roundhead screw
- Japanese: ナベ (nabe) — roundhead screw