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# blockhead

noun (blockheads)

«blockhead» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A rude word for a stupid person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blockhead/#m1)

### In the lessons

a name called to a foolish character in tales, such as Blockhead-Hans, who is silly but kind.

### Examples

- "Don't be such a blockhead," said his sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blockhead/#x1)
- The silly blockhead forgot his sum again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blockhead/#x2)
- Hans was called a blockhead, but he was kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blockhead/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «blockhead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/blockhead/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«blockhead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blockhead.html) on Mova free.