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Meaning of "loggerheads" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOGGERHEADS

loggerheads  [ˈlɒɡəhɛdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOGGERHEADS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loggerheads 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 LOGGERHEADS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of loggerheads in the English dictionary

The definition of loggerheads in the dictionary is to be at loggerheads to be in conflict.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOGGERHEADS


hardheads
ˈhɑːdˌhɛdz
heads
hɛdz
meds
mɛdz
overheads
ˈəʊvəˌhɛdz
threads
θrɛdz
zeds
ˈzɛdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOGGERHEADS

logboard
logbook
loge
loggat
logged
logger
loggerhead
loggerhead shrike
loggerhead turtle
loggerheaded
loggets
loggia
loggie
logging
logging company
loggish
loggy
logia
logic
logic array

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOGGERHEADS

at loggerheads
Baily´s beads
beads
count one´s beads
jump leads
Meads
prayer beads
saffron threads
the heads
turn heads
worry beads

Synonyms and antonyms of loggerheads in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loggerheads» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOGGERHEADS

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

Translator English - Chinese

相持不下
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desacuerdo
570 millions of speakers

English

loggerheads
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आपस में भिड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خلاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

натянутых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desacordo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবদমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couteaux tirés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Loggerheads
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriegsfuß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対立
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

틀어져
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Loggerheads
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất hòa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒவ்வாதிருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटारडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

loggerheads
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ferri corti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Loggerheads
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

натягнутих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuțite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαχαίρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haaks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

loggerheads
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tottene på hverandre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loggerheads

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOGGERHEADS»

The term «loggerheads» is regularly used and occupies the 87.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOGGERHEADS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOGGERHEADS»

Discover the use of loggerheads in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loggerheads and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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At Loggerheads?: Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, ...
The report offers a simple framework for policy analysis by identifying three forest types: frontiers and disputed lands; lands beyond the agricultural frontier; and, mosaic lands where forests and agriculture coexist.
Piet Buys, 2007
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Democracies at loggerheads: security aspects of US-India ...
Study examines the U.S. presence in the Indian Ocean region, U.S. military assistance to Pakistan, and U.S. nuclear policy towards India.
A. Subramanyam Raju, 2001
3
The Biology of Sea Turtles
Larger loggerheads were associated with a neritic-benthic diet from the East China Sea whereas smaller loggerheads had diet signatures associated with oceanic-pelagic organisms of the Kuroshio Current; the researchers suggested the ...
Jeanette Wyneken, Kenneth J. Lohmann, John A. Musick, 2013
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Assessment of Sea-Turtle Status and Trends:: Integrating ...
Somatic Growth and Maturity Relevant sizeatage data on Pacific loggerheads were summarized by Chaloupka (1998) for northwestern Pacific pelagic loggerheads (Figure 3.2e) that are exposed to the various hazards (Figure 3.2f). Somatic ...
Committee on Sea Turtle Population Assessment Methods, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2010
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Ice to Hyps
1599. Nashe, Lenten Stuffe [Grosart (i883-4), v- 28i]. A sweaty loggerhead. 1609. Dekker, GuI's Horn-boohe [Grosart (i886), ii. 204]. In defiance of those terrible blockhouses, their loggerheads make a true discovery of their wild country. 1667.
John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1896
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Beachcomber's Guide to Gulf Coast Marine Life: Texas, ...
Underwater observations made during the development of TEDs indicated that during daylight hours, loggerheads try to outswim an approaching trawl rather than swerving out of its way. Soon the turtle becomes fatigued and is overtaken by ...
Susan B. Rothschild, 2004
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Decline of the Sea Turtles:: Causes and Prevention
South of Canaveral, large loggerheads appear more abundant in the inshore than offshore halves of the transects in all seasons of the year. In the Gulf of Mexico from Key West to the Mississippi River (pers. comm., N. Thompson, NMFS , 1989) ...
Committee on Sea Turtle Conservation, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1990
8
Saving Sea Turtles: Extraordinary Stories from the Battle ...
Young loggerheads eat a variety of things that can be found on Sargassum— small barnacles, tiny crab zoea (larvae), fish eggs, and hydrozoan colonies. They also eat things that have blown from land—ants, aphids, leafhoppers, and beetles.
James R. Spotila, 2011
9
The Empty Ocean
Loggerheads nest at night,and along the southeastern U.S.coast,females lay an average clutch of  eggs. Natural incubation periods range from – days in Florida to – days in Georgia.The time eggs take to hatch is inversely ...
Richard Ellis, 2013
10
Magnetic Orientation and Navigation Behavior of Loggerhead ...
Young loggerheads remain in the gyre for approximately a decade (Bjorndal et al . 2000) and are frequently found foraging near the Azores, Maderia Islands, and Canary Islands (Bolten 2003; Bolten et al. 1998). Conditions inside the gyre are ...
Matthew J. Fuxjager, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOGGERHEADS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loggerheads is used in the context of the following news items.
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Colin Craig and Rachel MacGregor 'at loggerheads' over going …
Colin Craig claims he and his former aide are "at loggerheads" over whether to lift a confidentiality agreement so he can address claims of ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
BJP and Cong still at loggerheads on eve of Parliament's monsoon …
New Delhi, July 20 (PTI): Parliament's monsoon session beginning Tuesday is set to be stormy, with neither the Bharatiya Janata Party ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Rajasthan government at loggerheads with 18 royal families over …
Jaipur: Not only the ownership of Dholpur Palace in Jaipur is in question but there are 18 other royal families which are at loggerheads with ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
4
Former pilots on contractual basis: Palpa at loggerheads with PIA …
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and Pakistan Air Line Pilots' Association (Palpa) are at loggerheads over the proposal to appoint retired ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
5
Hawthorn Bowling Club and Boroondara Council at loggerheads
A NINE-YEAR redevelopment saga at one of the area's oldest bowling clubs shows no sign of ending, with Boroondara Council and members ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
6
Pope Francis and Cardinal Pell at Loggerheads over Church's Role …
He is known as a climate change skeptic which put him at loggerheads with the pope who is an avowed believer. The pope even issued a ... «Weekly Observer, Jul 15»
7
IMF and Europe at loggerheads
Following more than 30 hours of talks, political agreement for a third Greek bailout was agreed in the early hours of Monday morning. Though ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
Centre at loggerheads with Punjab government over possible …
New Delhi/Chandigarh: The Narendra Modi government is at loggerheads with the Punjab government over possible revival of the Khalistan ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
9
Vietnam's largest brewery, state auditors at loggerheads over $18 …
Taxpaying is apparently not all beer and skittles for Sabeco, as Vietnam's largest brewery is in dispute with state auditors over a huge amount ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
10
Hindu family and Stortford dance school at loggerheads after …
A Hindu couple are embroiled in an argument with a Bishop's Stortford dance school after their daughter's religious necklace – which she had ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Jul 15»

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