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PRONUNCIATION OF HINDHEAD

hindhead  [ˈhaɪndˌhed] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINDHEAD

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Hindhead is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HINDHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hindhead

Hindhead

Coordinates: 51°07′02″N 0°44′05″W / 51.1172°N 0.7348°W / 51.1172; -0.7348 Hindhead is a large village in Surrey, England. It is the highest village in Surrey, with buildings at between 185 and 246 metres above sea level. It is best known as the location of the Devil's Punch Bowl, a beauty spot and site of special scientific interest, and as the site of the Hindhead crossroads, a notorious former congestion spot where the A3 between Portsmouth and London was crossed by the A287 between Hook and Haslemere, before following a winding and narrow route along the side of the Punch Bowl. The A3 now passes under Hindhead in the Hindhead Tunnel and its route along the Punch Bowl has been removed and landscaped, but the crossroads still exists for local traffic. Hindhead is located 10.5 miles south-west of Guildford, the county town of Surrey, on the border with the county of Hampshire. It is a ward within the district of Waverley, and forms part of the civil parish of Haslemere. The ward, which includes Beacon Hill, had a population of 3874 at the 2001 census. The place-name "Hindhead" is first attested in 1571, and means "hill frequented by hinds", i.e.

Definition of hindhead in the English dictionary

The definition of hindhead in the dictionary is the back of the head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINDHEAD


beetlehead
ˈbiːtəlˌhed
bountyhed
ˈbaʊntɪˌhed
casinghead
ˈkeɪsɪŋˌhed
dopehead
ˈdəʊpˌhed
dragon´s-head
ˈdræɡənzˌhed
drearihead
ˈdrɪərɪˌhed
drerihead
ˈdrɪərɪˌhed
featherhead
ˈfeðəˌhed
go-ahead
ˈɡəʊəˌhed
hashhead
ˈhæʃˌhed
jolterhead
ˈdʒɒltəˌhed
jolthead
ˈdʒɒltˌhed
jughead
ˈdʒʌɡˌhed
livelihead
ˈlaɪvlɪˌhed
pierhead
ˈpɪəˌhed
plowhead
ˈplaʊˌhed
scaldhead
ˈskɔːldˌhed
seemlihead
ˈsiːmlɪˌhed
snakehead
ˈsneɪkˌhed
waterhead
ˈwɔːtərˌhed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINDHEAD

hinderance
hinderer
hindering
hinderingly
hinderland
hinderlings
hinderlins
hindermost
hindfoot
hindgut
Hindi
hindleg
hindmost
Hindoo
Hindooism
Hindoostani
Hindostani
hindquarter
hindquarters
hindrance

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINDHEAD

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

Synonyms and antonyms of hindhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

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欣德黑德
1,325 millions of speakers

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Hindhead
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hindhead
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Hindhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

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hindhead
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Hindhead
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Hindhead
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Translator English - Bengali

ঘাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hindisheim
220 millions of speakers

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Hindhead
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Hindhead
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Translator English - Japanese

ヒンドヘッド
130 millions of speakers

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hindhead
85 millions of speakers

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Hindhead
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ở đằng sau đầu
80 millions of speakers

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Hindhead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिंदहेड
75 millions of speakers

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Hindhead
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Hindhead
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Hindhead
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Hindhead
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Translator English - Romanian

Hindhead
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el

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Hindhead
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hind Head
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hind
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hindhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hindhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDHEAD»

The term «hindhead» is normally little used and occupies the 128.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDHEAD» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINDHEAD»

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The Tourist's Guide to Blackdown and Hindhead, from ...
HINDHEAD. INDHEAD is perhaps more familiar than Blackdown in consequence of its being on the high road to Portsmouth, and the 15;“ _ traffic in the famous old coaching time was something very considerable, but no particular notice has ...
‎1862
2
Around Haslemere & Hindhead From Old Photographs
The town, nestling between the hills of Hindhead, Blackdown and Marley, owes its position to the geology of the area. The hollow in which it has developed is the result of the headwaters oftwo river systems, the Wey andthe SussexArun, each ...
Tim Winter, 2013
3
Retc Conference Proceedings 2007
Tom Ireland Mott MacDonald Tony Rock Mott MacDonald ABSTRACT The proposed 1.83km long twin bore A3 Hindhead road tunnel planned for construction in 2008 is being delivered under a Highways Agency Early Contractor Involvement ...
Michael T. Traylor, John W. Townsend, 2007
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the british islands and their vegetation
(2) Gravel or sand subsere The pioneer on this substratum, when it is bared at Hindhead by any means, is the terrestrial form of the conjugate alga Zygogonium At Hindhead ericetorum, which forms extensive dark purple sheets binding the ...
A. G. Tansley (Sir), 1949
5
Note Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere Surrey, to Miss Patterson
Holograph signed.
Arthur Conan Doyle
6
Note, 1902 July 18, Hindhead, Surrey, to Jacques Morland, Paris
He has received his letter but will be unable to respond to the questions.
John Morley, Jacques Morland, 1902
7
Letter 1903 May 1, Hindhead, Haslemere to J. Whelen, Esq
Doyle comments favourably on Whelen's scheme to restore dignity and influence to the bookseller.
Arthur Conan Doyle, J. Whelen, 1903
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"Undershaw" Hotel, Hindhead, Surrey...
Copy of a letter by C. Morley to G. Allen written on a sheet of paper from C. Doyle's former home which later was turned into a country hotel "Undershaw"; followed by S. Rothman's short article on G. Allen and C. Morley and pre World War II ...
Steven Rothman, Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes (Organization), Baker Street Irregulars (Organization : U.S.), 1993
9
Letter, Between 1898 and 1907 Hindhead, Haslemere to James ...
Letter to the editor of Cornhill Magazine in which Doyle refers to "The tragedy of the Korosko" (published 1898).
Arthur Conan Doyle, James Payn, 1898
10
Waverley, Surrey: Farnham, Hindhead, Cranleigh, Bramley, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINDHEAD»

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Judicial review rejected into school plans for Sir Arthur Conan …
Earlier this year, planning permission was given to David Forbes-Nixon Charity Foundation (DFN) for the Hindhead home, where the Sherlock ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
2
Company Shares of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Drops by -0.42%
... Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas in the United States and in the towns of Brighton, Farnborough, Hailsham, Hindhead and Worthing in ... «The Daily Rover, Jul 15»
3
Promoted content: Audi RS3 'born restless' part 5
From Hindhead to Denmark for the latest Audi RS3 vid, where the road literally runs into the sea. Like the very best Scandinavian dramas, there ... «Pistonheads.com, Jul 15»
4
Shamed Anglican priest found with at least '100000 child porn …
Mr Studdert, who was living in a 17-acre plot in Churt Road, Hindhead, when he was originally investigated, wanted to associate with two ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
5
WATCH: News round-up for Surrey & Hampshire - 9th July 2015
Surrey and Hampshire News: A video of the drink driver who crashed through a barrier at the Hindhead Tunnel has gone viral, he's now been ... «Eagle Radio, Jul 15»
6
Drink driver crashes through Hindhead Tunnel barrier sending …
The CCTV footage captured Lloyd Johns smashing his BMW into the cordon at the closed off end of Hindhead Tunnel on the A3 in Surrey. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Hindhead Conan Doyle house judicial review refused
Norman Stromsoy, from the DFN Foundation, which is turning Undershaw into an upper school for nearby Stepping Stones school in Hindhead, ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
8
Junior Wimbledon hopeful Jodie Burrage vows to return for doubles …
Burrage rested at home in Hindhead on Monday evening and, fitness depending, intends to return to the All England Club later in the week to ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
9
KeyBanc Recommendation on Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI)
... Brighton, Farnborough, Hailsham, Hindhead and Worthing in the United Kingdom. In May 2014, it acquired South Point Kia in Austin, Texas. «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
10
Demolition of stately home was an act of 'vandalism'
Angela moved to Hindhead to a house appropriately called Leigh House. She died in 1984 in her 100th year. In 1944 Portsmouth City Council ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»

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