Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rockhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: rock-head
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surface of the bedrock beneath soil cover.

noun

The fish Bothragonus swanii, a variety of poacher.

noun

A stupid person.

Derogatory; Slang

noun

A fan of rock music.

Slang

Example Sentences

"This type of area, with reasonably well-defined rockheads under glacial and lacustrine deposits, probably represents optimum conditions for the adoption of seismic exploration techniques."
"Men seemed just as superfluous as women, a bunch of rockheads running around punching each other and getting hot and sweaty about guns."
"[…] an apparent betrayal of electronica's more oblique, less suburban ethos in favor of a record the rockheads like."
"The rarest species was a Protestant although I'd bet that the majority of Ivy League rockheads in the 1950s were Prots."

Etymology

From rock + head.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rock

Usage

Inflected Forms

rockheads (plural)

Questions

What does rockhead mean?: The surface of the bedrock beneath soil cover.
Where does rockhead come from?: From rock + head.

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