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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯ-gər-ˌhed 
ˈlä-
2
a
: a very large chiefly carnivorous sea turtle (Caretta caretta) of subtropical and temperate waters
3
: an iron tool consisting of a long handle terminating in a ball or bulb that is heated and used to melt tar or to heat liquids
Synonyms
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- cuddy [British dialect]
- cuddie
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
Examples of loggerhead in a Sentence
that loggerhead couldn't find the business end of a cow even if his life depended on it
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Chopra, who was appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2021, was often at loggerheads with the U.S. banking industry after pushing to drastically rein in practices around credit card late fees and overdraft fees, among many other efforts.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Labor government could be at loggerheads with Trump on climate change, fueling strategic tensions around how best to compete with China in Australia’s Pacific neighborhood, where Chinese influence has steadily advanced.
—Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Nielsen and parts of Paramount have come to loggerheads in the past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The more populous yet still threatened loggerhead turtles feed on shrimp and shellfish, as well as jellyfish, and also maintain the balance of marine life.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The Labor government could be at loggerheads with Trump on climate change, fueling strategic tensions around how best to compete with China in Australia’s Pacific neighborhood, where Chinese influence has steadily advanced.
—Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Nielsen and parts of Paramount have come to loggerheads in the past.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The more populous yet still threatened loggerhead turtles feed on shrimp and shellfish, as well as jellyfish, and also maintain the balance of marine life.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Loggerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loggerhead. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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loggerhead
noun
log·ger·head
ˈlȯg-ər-ˌhed
ˈläg-
: any of several very large turtles
especially
: a flesh-eating sea turtle of the warmer parts of the western Atlantic
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