Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block-head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: block---head
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of blockhead.

Example Sentences

"Old Boreas, the king of the winds, will order out a snow-storm by and bye to block up the roads, so that none but booted and weatherproof boys can get to school, and you, Miss, must lose a day or two, and then find yourself at the foot, with those block-head boys who always abide there."
"A classification of the block is necessary, yet that does not always, if generally, regulate the premium; the classification of the block-head who is to command is not suificiently taken into account!"
"He resolved “never again to think of marrying; and for this reason; I can never be satisfied with any one who would be block-head enough to have me.""

Inflected Forms

block-heads (plural)

Questions

What does block-head mean?: Alternative form of blockhead.

How to pronounce block-head

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