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h a head (commonly as denoting intellectual faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.

Dull-witted; stupid. "The addle-brained Oberstein." Motley. Dull and addle-pated. Dryden.

Shaped like the head of an arow; cuneiform. Arrowheaded characters, characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; -- hence called also nail-headed, wedge-formed, cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and E…

Having a bald head.

Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.

Dull; stupid. Shak.

Stupid; dull.

Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.

Having a head like a buckler.

Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid; blundering. [Obs.] So fell this buffle-headed giant. Gayton.

Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong; obstinate; dogged.

Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. Smart.

ving a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion. -- Cool"-head`ed*ness, n.

Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain baboons.

Having two heads; bicipital. Double-headed rail (Railroad), a rail whose flanges are duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be turned uppermost.

Thick-headed; stupid.

Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.

Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.

Thoughtless; unsteady.