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PRONUNCIATION OF HARDHEAD

hardhead  [ˈhɑːdhed] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARDHEAD

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pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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Hardhead is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARDHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hardhead

Hardhead

The hardhead is the only true diving duck found in Australia. Hardheads are common in the south-east of Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin, but also in the wetter country near the coasts. They are moderately nomadic in normal years, but disperse widely in times of drought. Significant numbers reach as far afield as New Guinea, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific, where they can remain for some time, even breeding for a season or two. Like the other members of the pochard group, hardheads feed by diving deeply, often staying submerged for as long as a minute at a time. They slip under the water with barely a ripple, simply lowering their heads and thrusting with their powerful webbed feet. They eat a broad range of small aquatic creatures, and supplement this with water weeds. Hardheads prefer larger lakes, swamps and rivers with deep, still water, but are often seen in smaller streams, flooded grasslands, and shallow pools. As a general rule, they avoid coastal waters. They rarely come to land and never perch in trees.

Definition of hardhead in the English dictionary

The definition of hardhead in the dictionary is someone tough, realistic, or shrewd; someone not moved by sentiment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARDHEAD


beetlehead
ˈbiːtəlˌhed
casinghead
ˈkeɪsɪŋˌhed
cohead
ˌkəʊˈhed
cokehead
ˈkəʊkhed
dopehead
ˈdəʊpˌhed
dragon´s-head
ˈdræɡənzˌhed
drearihead
ˈdrɪərɪˌhed
featherhead
ˈfeðəˌhed
go-ahead
ˈɡəʊəˌhed
hashhead
ˈhæʃˌhed
hindhead
ˈhaɪndˌhed
jolterhead
ˈdʒɒltəˌhed
jolthead
ˈdʒɒltˌhed
jughead
ˈdʒʌɡˌhed
pierhead
ˈpɪəˌhed
plowhead
ˈplaʊˌhed
scaldhead
ˈskɔːldˌhed
seemlihead
ˈsiːmlɪˌhed
snakehead
ˈsneɪkˌhed
waterhead
ˈwɔːtərˌhed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARDHEAD

hardened
hardener
hardening
hardening of the arteries
hardface
hardfisted
hardhack
hardhanded
hardhandedness
hardhat
hardheads
hardhearted
hardheartedly
hardheartedness
Hardicanute
Hardie
hardier
hardies
hardiest
hardihood

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARDHEAD

acidhead
against the head
ahead
baldhead
bedhead
breadhead
deadhead
forehead
go ahead
Godhead
head
knock on the head
overhead
printhead
redhead
Roundhead
seedhead
the go-ahead
the Godhead
weedhead

Synonyms and antonyms of hardhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hardhead» into 25 languages

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The translations of hardhead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hardhead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hardhead
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hardhead
570 millions of speakers

English

hardhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hardhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هاردهيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hardhead
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hardhead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকত মাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hardhead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

keras kepala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hardhead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

融通の利かない人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

융통성이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hardhead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hardhead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hardhead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्डहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sert kafa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hardhead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hardhead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hardhead
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hardhead
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hardhead
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hardhead
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hardhead
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hardhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hardhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDHEAD»

The term «hardhead» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.083 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDHEAD» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARDHEAD»

Discover the use of hardhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hardhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inland Fishes of California
Sacramento suckers, squawfish, and other native minnows also commonly use these streams for spawning. If the pools are sufficiently large and deep, their young of the year will survive the summer in them. Squawfish-sucker-hardhead Zone.
Peter B. Moyle, 1976
2
Brag Dog and Other Stories: The Best of Vereen Bell
That night as Hardhead dragged Eph home at a trot, the Negro said, "Now, ain't you sump'm! Mr. Floyd done made up his mind dat you a field-trial dog, and 'e want us to train you up. But 'e gwine find out just how hardheaded you is, 'fo' he gits ...
‎2000
3
Angler's Guide to Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico
It is also occasionally found in freshwater. It tends to move from shallower to deeper waters in the winter. IDENTIFICATION AND BIOLOGY The hardhead catfish is colored dirty silver with a white underside. No scales are present on the skin.
Mike Lane
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United States Submarine Losses in World War II
HARDHEAD were operating together west of the Philippine group as a coordinated search and attack group under command oi Commander T. D. Oakley, Jr., Commanding Officer, GROWLER. The patrol was GROWLER'S eleventh.
United States Navy, 2008
5
USS Hardhead (SS-365)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
6
Riparian Forests in California: Their Ecology and ...
Hardhead minnows were found occasionally in slower, deeper portions of runs where some trout maintained positions during the day. No behavioral interactions between squawfish and trout were observed. In the warmer, lower canyon areas  ...
Anne Sands, 1980
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Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water ...
Frith (1982) indicated that vegetation may extend 60–150 cm above the nest and that nests may be constructed 10–90 cm above the water level; however, the hardhead has also been observed nesting up to 27 m from water. The diet of the  ...
Kerrylee Rogers, Timothy J. Ralph, 2011
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Boys' Life
Finally show-offy old Hardhead, having more curiosity than sense, swung down to a limb under Drowsy. Hardhead reached out a cautious paw and gave Drowsy a tentative prod. Nothing happened. Drowsy slept on. Hardhead jumped up and ...
9
United States Submarine Veterans, Inc: The First 40 Years
Commanding Officer of the Hardhead, as senior submarine skipper in the Med. was Commander Task Force 69 of the Sixth Fleet, a command comprised of one other sub. the USS Cutlass (SS-478), in addition to the Hardhead. Both boats ...
‎2006
10
Ducks, Geese and Swans: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus)
Common name has uncertain origin; in use since 1913 (cf Hardhead alternate name for Ruddy Duck). Other names: Australian White-eyed Pochard, White- eyed Duck, White-eye, White-wings, Widgeon, Barwing, Brownhead, Copperhead, ...
Janet Kear, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARDHEAD»

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No shortage of categories at 2015 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo | NOLA …
It is free to participate, and eligible fish include gafftopsail catfish, croaker, channel mullet, hardhead catfish and white trout. First, second and ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
2
Apex Predator uses hardhead catfish to hook-up with cobia …
After a tough fight, with no gaff, Josh Chauvin was finally able to net this 50-pound plus lemonfish he hooked using a de-barbed hardhead catfish for live bait. «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
3
RICHARD WILLIAMSON: Country Walk: Winding Bottom to Cow …
Look especially for the bright purple clusters of hardhead (Centaurea nigra) which is in the thistle family but has no prickles. It attracts butterflies ... «Midhurst and Petworth Observer, Jul 15»
4
Wearing a PFD saves lives
Courtesy of: Lewes Harbour Marina Croaker action has been good. Remy Depietropaolo caught his very first hardhead on a bloodworm in ... «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Reel Report: With 31 categories, Roy Martin Young Anglers …
... ladyfish, speckled trout, slot redfish, black drum, blackfish, flounder, gafftopsail catfish, hardhead catfish, ground mullet, jack crevalle, pigfish, ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
6
Use live croakers, artificial shrimp now for Grand Isle specks
"There's just too many bait stealers that will pick them off, like hardhead catfish, sheepshead or bluefish.” Vidrine, who lives in Baton Rouge but is a noted ... «Louisiana Sportsman, Jul 15»
7
Labor gambles that voters will adapt to pain
One Labor hardhead puts it this way: “Conventional wisdom is that roadworks and everything else give people the sh--s, but they accept it ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Summer striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay
Usually, it's a quick effort to get a limit of stripers, followed by several hours of bottom fishing for species like spot, croaker (hardhead), weakfish, ... «Carroll County Times, Jul 15»
9
Net ban turns 20 on July 1, but was it a success?
She sees another unintended consequence of the net ban for the lagoon: an explosion of hardhead catfish – considered a junk fish. "The nets ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
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PERRY: If you're hating gay marriage, the displeasure of your …
... “derailments” are causing you so much anguish? The anxiety must be overwhelming if you're unable grasp simple concepts. Hardhead is it? «Aurora Sentinel, Jul 15»

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