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Meaning of "knighthead" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KNIGHTHEAD

Originally decorated with carvings of knights' heads.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KNIGHTHEAD

knighthead  [ˈnaɪtˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNIGHTHEAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knighthead 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 KNIGHTHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of knighthead in the English dictionary

The definition of knighthead in the dictionary is either of a pair of vertical supports for each side of the bowsprit.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KNIGHTHEAD


arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
blunthead
ˈblʌntˌhɛd
bolthead
ˈbəʊltˌhɛd
cathead
ˈkætˌhɛd
clarthead
ˈklɑːtˌhɛd
fathead
ˈfætˌhɛd
flathead
ˈflætˌhɛd
flinthead
ˈflɪntˌhɛd
gilthead
ˈɡɪltˌhɛd
hothead
ˈhɒtˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
nethead
ˈnɛtˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
pithead
ˈpɪtˌhɛd
pothead
ˈpɒtˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
shithead
ˈʃɪtˌhɛd
softhead
ˈsɒftˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNIGHTHEAD

knifing
knight
knight bachelor
knight banneret
knight errant
knight errantry
knight marshal
Knight of the Garter
knight of the road
Knight Templar
knightage
knighthood
knightless
knightliness
knightly
knights
knights bachelor
knights bachelors
knights bannerets
knights errant

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNIGHTHEAD

against the head
ahead
butthead
forehead
forkhead
Gateshead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
Holyhead
jolthead
knock on the head
meathead
on one´s head
read-write head
Spithead
the go-ahead

Synonyms and antonyms of knighthead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knighthead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNIGHTHEAD

Find out the translation of knighthead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knighthead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knighthead» in English.

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拉杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

knighthead
570 millions of speakers

English

knighthead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

knighthead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

knighthead
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

knighthead
278 millions of speakers

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knighthead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

knighthead
260 millions of speakers

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Knighthead
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Knighthead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

knighthead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

knighthead
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

knighthead
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Knighthead
85 millions of speakers
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knighthead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

knighthead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाइटहेड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

knighthead
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

knighthead
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

knighthead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

knighthead
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

knighthead
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

knighthead
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

knighthead
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

knighthead
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

knighthead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knighthead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNIGHTHEAD»

The term «knighthead» is used very little and occupies the 154.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNIGHTHEAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «knighthead» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «knighthead» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knighthead

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNIGHTHEAD»

Discover the use of knighthead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knighthead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Red Rover: A Tale
Yesterday, I would have boldly put my name to the articles of any craft that floats the ocean ; and , had the captain asked me if I understood her nature and character, as certain as that my name is Francis Knighthead , I should have told him ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1837
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Comet : submerged cultural resources site report, Channel ...
Bow framing, including stempost, knighthead, hawse timbers and cant frames .... 4.9. ... Side view of Comet's port knighthead and bowsprit where it exits the hull ... ................ 43 4.14. Top view of Comet's knighthead, bowsprit and heel chock .
Matthew A. Russell, Submerged Resources Center (U.S.)
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary ...
XI. side of the rabbit, 4 feet 4 inches above the head of the stern, and the starboard knighthead will be represented. The limits of the beak head should next be drawn thus ; in the sheer plan draw a perpendicular, 6 feet abaft the aft side of the ...
William Nicholson, 1821
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Sea Stories
"Ay, in mist or clouds," responded Knighthead, who now kept obstinately at his elbow, watching with the most jealous distrust, the smallest movement of his unknown commander. "In the heavens, or in the sea, I care not, provided he be gone.
Joseph Lewis French, 2010
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The Red rover, by the author of 'The spy'. Revised
Knighthead, to whom Wilder addressed himself, regarded his commander with an oblique and sullen eye, exchanging intelligent glances with his comrade, before he saw fit to make the smallest motion towards compliance. But there was still ...
James Fenimore Cooper, 1836
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Great Sea Stories
"Ay, in mist or clouds," responded Knighthead, whonow kept obstinately at his elbow, watching with the most jealous distrust, thesmallest movement of his unknown commander. "In the heavens, orin the sea,Icare not,provided hebe gone.
Various
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American Ship Models and How to Build Them
Tnev also cant outward at the top like the rail and the forward end of the top rail is bolted to the knighthead. The top rail is of double rhirkness at the knighthead, the after end of the doubled part curving down to the proper thickness of the top ...
V. R. Grimwood, 2003
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences
down the fore side of tiie rabbit of the stem, at the underside of the bowsprit, in the sheer plan, and there draw a section of the knighthead, about two inches within the bowsprit, as they must not be cut any more by the bowsprit ; then by ...
William Nicholson, 1809
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On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters ...
She may be a relic of the stone blockade, as I saw a piece of a vessel's knighthead marked "Corea," and I believe there was a ship of that name in the stone fleet.7 The 6. "On the 15th [of September] the enemy's magazine in the latter work ...
James Henry Gooding, Virginia M. Adams, 1999
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The British encyclopedia: or, Dictionary of arts and ...
XI side of the rabbit, 4 feet 4 inches above the head of the stern, and the starboard knighthead will be represented. The limits of the beak head sltould next be drawn thus ; in the sheer plan draw a perpendicular, 6 feet abaft the aft side of the ...
William Nicholson, 1818

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNIGHTHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knighthead is used in the context of the following news items.
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American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) Move Down as Hedge Funds …
Knighthead Capital Management Llc had the most significant stake with ownership of 2.42 million shares as of q1 2015 for 26.85% of the long ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
2
Hedge Fund Manager Perry Says Greek Bonds Could Trade at Par
Perry's firm is among a group of hedge funds including Monarch Alternative Capital and Knighthead Capital Management that have purchased ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
3
Hedge funds to pour cash in Co-operative Bank
The hedge funds, which include Knighthead Capital, one of the Wall Street investors that bailed out the bank in 2013, have told the lender that ... «The Times, Jul 15»
4
Puerto Rican debt holdings in limbo
BlueMountain Capital Management, Knighthead Capital Management, Angelo Gordon, Marathon Asset Management, Franklin Advisers, and ... «Pensions & Investments, Jul 15»
5
Raymond James Lowers Mercer Intl (NASDAQ:MERC) Rating to …
Knighthead Capital Management Llc is another very bullish institutional investor who is possessing 3.49 million shares of Mercer Intl or 11.3% ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
6
Greece stocks and bonds are so bad not even vulture funds will …
Funds including Third Point, Perry Capital, Knighthead Capital Management and Monarch Alternative Capital have invested in Greece over the ... «Financial Post, Jul 15»
7
Popular Inc (NASDAQ:BPOP) Had Its PT Decreased by 4.88% at …
Knighthead Capital Management Llc had the most significant stake with ownership of 939,296 shares as of q1 2015 for 6.8% of the stock ... «OctaFinance.com, Jul 15»
8
Mason Capital Said to Join Soros, Loeb in Cutting YPF Holdings
... Brevan Howard Asset Management, Knighthead Capital Management and Redwood Capital Management, according to first-quarter filings. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
9
Greece 48 Hours Away From Unrest, Balyasny Hedge Fund Says
John Paulson of Paulson & Co. bought bank stocks, while Perry Capital, Knighthead Capital Management and Monarch Alternative Capital ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Vulture Funds Have Puerto Rico Cornered
... Knighthead Capital Management, Davison Kempner, Candlewood Invest Group, Meehan Combs and Blue Mountain Capital Management. «FCIR, Jul 15»

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