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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROUNDHEAD

Referring to their short-cut hair.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUNDHEAD

Roundhead  [ˈraʊndˌhɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUNDHEAD

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determiner
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Roundhead 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 ROUNDHEAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roundhead

"Roundhead" was the name given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers, who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings. The goal of the Roundhead party was to give the Parliament supreme control over executive administration. Most Roundheads appear to have sought a constitutional monarchy, in place of the absolutist monarchy sought by Charles I. However, at the end of the Civil War in 1649, public antipathy towards the king was high enough to allow republican Roundhead leaders such as Oliver Cromwell to abolish the monarchy completely and establish the republican Commonwealth. The Roundhead commander-in-chief of the first Civil War, Lord Fairfax, remained a supporter of constitutional monarchy, as did many other Roundhead leaders such as Edward Montagu and the Earl of Essex; however this party was outmaneuvered by the more politically adept Cromwell and his radicals, who had the backing of the New Model Army and took advantage of Charles' perceived betrayal of England by allying with the Scots against Parliament.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUNDHEAD


acidhead
ˈæsɪdˌhɛd
arrowhead
ˈærəʊˌhɛd
baldhead
ˈbɔːldˌhɛd
breadhead
ˈbrɛdˌhɛd
deadhead
ˈdɛdˌhɛd
flathead
ˈflætˌhɛd
forkhead
ˈfɔːkˌhɛd
Gateshead
ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd
Godhead
ˈɡɒdˌhɛd
hammerhead
ˈhæməˌhɛd
Holyhead
ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd
letterhead
ˈlɛtəˌhɛd
maidenhead
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
masthead
ˈmɑːstˌhɛd
overhead
ˈəʊvəˌhɛd
printhead
ˈprɪntˌhɛd
redhead
ˈrɛdˌhɛd
skinhead
ˈskɪnˌhɛd
spearhead
ˈspɪəˌhɛd
Whitehead
ˈwaɪtˌhɛd

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUNDHEAD

against the head
ahead
bedhead
forehead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
hardhead
head
head-to-head
hindhead
hit the nail on the head
knock on the head
on one´s head
read-write head
scaldhead
seedhead
the go-ahead
the Godhead
weedhead

Synonyms and antonyms of Roundhead in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Roundhead» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

圆头
1,325 millions of speakers

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Roundhead
570 millions of speakers

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Roundhead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Roundhead
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مدور الرأس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Раундхед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Roundhead
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৃত্তাকার মাথা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roundhead
220 millions of speakers

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Roundhead
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Roundhead
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

包茎手術をしたペニス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

둥근
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roundhead
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Roundhead
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Roundhead
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोलाकार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yuvarlak kafa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa rotonda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Roundhead
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Раундхед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Roundhead
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Roundhead
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

rondkop
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Roundhead
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Roundhead
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Roundhead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUNDHEAD»

The term «Roundhead» is normally little used and occupies the 123.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUNDHEAD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUNDHEAD»

Discover the use of Roundhead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Roundhead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roundhead General: The Campaigns of Sir William Waller
A new edition of a biography of Sir William Waller who achieved distinction as a Parliamentary General in the early years of the English Civil War, and whose career as a soldier was marked by several significant achievements, notably the ...
John Eric Adair, 1997
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Rescuing Little Roundhead
The author recounts his urban childhood and the difficulties of facing racism and economic hardship
Syl Jones, 1996
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Letters from Roundhead Officers
M.DO.L.——M.DC.LX. 1.—CORNET JOHN BAYNES TO CAPT. ADAM BAYNES. COUZEN, I have only to acquaint you that I am now at the head quarters at Newcastle, where I shall remain till the Genr“ remove from hence more Northward.
John Yonge Akerman, 1856
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Cavalier and Roundhead Spies: Intelligence in the Civil War ...
Gripping narrative of seventeenth-century espionage
Julian Whitehead, 2009
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Royalist Father and Roundhead Son: Being the Memories of the ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Cecilia Mary Clifford Feilding, 2008
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Concrete Solutions
Cross section from archives. of vertical support beneath thislocation of the original rock bund forming the foundations to the roundhead facing wall above. It was feared that a 'triggered' wedgefailurewouldrapidly opentheendof theroundhead ...
Michael Grantham, Carmelo Majorana, Valentina Salomoni, 2009
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Royalist Father and Roundhead Son; Being the Memoirs of the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Cecilia Mary Clifford Feilding Denbigh, 2010
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The Roundhead: An Original Drama, in Three Acts (1883)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Bernard F. Bussy, W. T. Blackmore, 2010
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International Conference on Coastlines, Structures and ...
2 - Roundhead KDlheo values considered (SPM-1984) The parameter KD ac/ K.D then represents the correction factor to be applied to the values KD when using the Hudson formula for heads. The value KD ad K-D theo for all sectors of each ...
N. W. H. Allsop, 2005
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Political Culture and Cultural Politics in Early Modern ...
In 'Wit in a Roundhead', Blair Worden underscores the development of the weekly news- book as a vehicle of political propaganda throughout the English Revolution. Here the uses of the printed word for political purposes were direct and ...
David Underdown, Susan Dwyer Amussen, Mark A. Kishlansky, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUNDHEAD»

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Lima man dies in Roundhead crash
The Hardin County Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a fatal two-vehicle crash on State Route 117 at Roundhead at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Reports ... «Bellefontaine Examiner, Jul 15»
2
From Roundhead to Cavalier: how Tory Scottish Secretary's advisor …
THE Scottish Secretary's adviser on the constitution has tried to distance himself from his fiery republican past, admitting some of his views on the monarchy ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Historic Elizabethan manor still bears the scars of Roundhead axes …
Cromwell's Roundheads attempted to gain entry to West Hall as they swept through the Dorset countryside looking for the disposed monarch Charles I and his ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Roundhead soldiers set up camp in Ely for living history day
A group of roundhead soldiers set up camp on St Mary's Green, outside Cromwell's House, and they plenty of weapons and equipment for visitors to see. «Ely Standard, May 15»
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Inside the campaigns: cavalier Lib Dems were hurt by dowdy …
Inside the campaigns: cavalier Lib Dems were hurt by dowdy Roundhead role ... Cavaliers” – to pragmatic partners in government – dowdy “Roundheads”. «The Guardian, May 15»
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Elliot Cowan on the Stressful Adventure of Making 'The Stressful …
Cowan's feature debut, The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead and Roundhead, is seemingly infused with the vise-like anxieties he felt over the course of creating ... «Cartoon Brew, May 15»
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Cavaliers v Roundheads is great telly but bad politics
The spirit of Cavaliers and Roundheads 'makes politics a branch of the entertainment industry – because we think it is good for nothing else'. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Cromwell's Roundheads return to London to celebrate new battle re …
Members of the English Civil War Society transformed into Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian soldiers, better known as Roundheads, to celebrate a new TV ... «getwestlondon, Jan 15»
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England need mixture of Roundheads and Cavaliers to beat All Blacks
Roundheads against Cavaliers. Who dares, wins. One point of difference is the way in which the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks use their full-backs: Israel ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Don't tell Her Majesty, Earl Spencer's …
Well, now the uncle of our future King has really excelled himself by agreeing to back Oliver Cromwell in an upcoming debate — Roundhead or Cavalier? «Daily Mail, Jul 14»

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