Sekirov Dictionary

waterhead

noun 13
verb 1
forms 3

noun13

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Hydrocephalus.
- The head enlarges and "waterhead" ( hydrocephalus ) results. — 1973
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The enlarged head of a person or animal with hydrocephalus.
- ADELE : A waterhead. You know, one of them high heads. — 1970
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A hydrocephalic person or animal.
- "Probabilities are zero to 25 per cent that a dead calf will be a waterhead, but it's something that every cattle breeder should be aware of," Schalles says. — 1975
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(slang, offensive) A stupid or ugly person.
- The body, these waterheads imagine, is a temple that should not be polluted by animal protein. — 2015
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A spring or headwater.
- Pukaki means a river source, the waterhead; so the name is literally descriptive. — 1931
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An area of high elevation, viewed as the catchment basin for a region.
- The Kontum Highland area, near Kontum and Plei Ku, is the waterhead of the Sesan, while the Darlac Plain, near Ban Me Thuot, is the Srepok waterhead. — 2018
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A reservoir or natural source of water that is put to use.
- As a result of narrowing the stream channel, a waterhead is formed in front of a structure and the depth of water reaches the magnitude H, greater than the depth of an unelevated water a. — 1963
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A portion of a device or system where water is stored before it is used, such as a header tank.
- The water supplied to the boiler first pases into a waterhead situate within the smoke box, where it becomes heated preparatory to entering the boiler. — 1867
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The amount of water or water pressure provided by a waterhead (reservoir or portion of a device that stores water).
- Where water is conveyed through pipes and there is sufficient waterhead for pipe pressure, spraying irrigation may be resorted to. — 1916
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A showerhead.
- I even shower with my pen, in case any ideas drip out of the waterhead. — 2014
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The place where water enters or exits a device or system.
- Inlet and outlet waterheads at each end of the condenser are arranged such that cooling water flow through the condenser is single flow . — 1986
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A water main.
- This system consists of one or more lengths of pipe, extending from the main, or waterhead. — 1909
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A burst of water.
- Hot flashes were a mere summer shower compared to the waterhead she created more days a month than not. — 1975

verb1

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(slang) To behave in an imbecilic manner.
- This was no time to waterhead around. — 2011

forms

waterheaded · waterheading · waterheads

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