bighead — ☆ bighead [big′hed΄ ] n. 1. Informal conceit; egotism: also big head 2. any of certain diseases of animals, esp. sheep, characterized by the swelling of tissues about the head bigheaded adj … English World dictionary
bighead — Used of a self important. conceited person. ‘“I suppose you took Honey Parish home,” he muttered. “Bloody bighead,”’ says a boy to another in The Taste of Too Much, by Clifford Hanley. In A Kind of Loving, by Stan Barstow, occurs: ‘“Try… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
bighead — Sculpin Scul pin, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bighead — margasis plačiakaktis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Aristichthys nobilis angl. bighead; spotted silver carp rus. пёстрый толстолоб; южный толстолоб ryšiai: platesnis terminas – margieji… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
bighead — n. a headache and other ill effects from drinking. □ I got a case of the big head. Too much soda in my drinks, I guess. □ You look like you have the bighead this morning … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Bighead carp — Bighead carps is also used for the genus Hypophthalmichthys as a whole. Taxobox name = Bighead carp regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Cypriniformes familia = Cyprinidae genus = Hypophthalmichthys species = H.… … Wikipedia
Bighead goby — Conservation status Lea … Wikipedia
Bighead catshark — Taxobox name = Bighead catshark status = DD regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes ordo = Carcharhiniformes familia = Scyliorhinidae genus = Apristurus species = A. sp. nov. F binomial = Apristurus sp. nov. F binomial… … Wikipedia
Bighead River — The Bighead River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from the Niagara Escarpment near Chatsworth, Ontario to empty into Nottawasaga Bay, an inlet of Georgian Bay, at Meaford, Ontario. The River crosses the Bruce Trail in the valley… … Wikipedia
bighead — noun Date: 1805 1. any of several diseases of animals marked by swelling about the head 2. an exaggerated opinion of one s importance usually used with the • bigheaded adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
