hammerhead

A noun with multiple meanings: (1) a large predatory shark with a distinctive flattened head bearing eyes at the ends, (2) the striking part of a hammer, (3) a derogatory term for a stupid person.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com vários sentidos: (1) grande tubarão predador com a cabeça achatada em forma de martelo, com os olhos nas extremidades, (2) a parte de impacto de um martelo, (3) termo pejorativo para uma pessoa tola ou estúpida.

1. Stupid person B2 informal

   A derogatory term for someone considered unintelligent or foolish.

   • Don't be such a hammerhead; think before you act.
   • He called me a hammerhead for forgetting the keys.
   • Only a hammerhead would try that without reading the instructions.

   🇵🇹Idiota

   Sinônimos: blockheaddoltduncefoolidiotnumskullsimpleton

2. Striking part of a hammer B1 formal technical

   The heavy metal head of a hammer used for striking objects.

   • The hammerhead is made of hardened steel for durability.
   • He inspected the hammerhead for cracks before using it.
   • A loose hammerhead can be dangerous during construction work.

   🇵🇹Cabeça do martelo

3. Type of shark B2 formal scientific

   A medium-sized shark with eyes at the ends of a flattened, hammer-shaped head, found in warm waters worldwide.

   • Hammerhead sharks are often seen near coral reefs.
   • The hammerhead uses its wide head to detect prey.
   • Divers spotted a hammerhead swimming in the shallow waters.

   🇵🇹tubarão-martelo

   Sinônimos: hammerhead shark

• hammerheads plural form
• hammerheads' possessive plural form
• hammerhead's possessive singular form