Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have one's head screwed on straight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
have one's -head- screwed on s-traight
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of have one's head screwed on.

Inflected Forms

has one's head screwed on straight (present, singular) having one's head screwed on straight (participle, present) had one's head screwed on straight (participle, past) had one's head screwed on straight (past)

Questions

What does have one's head screwed on straight mean?
Alternative form of have one's head screwed on.

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