hammerhead

noun

ˈha-mər-ˌhed How to pronounce hammerhead (audio)
Definition of hammerheadnext
as in idiot
a stupid person we despair of ever getting those hammerheads to buckle their seat belts without prodding

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Recent Examples of hammerhead Massachusetts beachgoers don't have to worry too much about hammerheads. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 30 July 2026 During the 2015-2016 El Niño, two hammerhead shark bites were reported offshore. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 July 2026 Scientists have spotted an elusive shark called the smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena) in the archipelago off the coast of Ecuador for the first time in decades. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 July 2026 Hammerhead shark sighting A hammerhead shark was spotted off Rhode Island last week. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hammerhead
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hammerhead
  1. moron
  2. stupid
  3. dummy
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Scientists reported this week on the radiation-shielding vest worn around the moon by a female test dummy in 2022.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Most uncomfortable—not even a crash-test dummy would have enjoyed it.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dummy

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