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 Johnnie Mercers Pier shared footage this week of an albino hammerhead shark in the waters off of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The Bahamas are home to about 40 shark species, including great hammerheads, oceanic whitetip, and bull sharks, according to American Surf Magazine. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 The latest hammerhead spotted is one of several seen in recent weeks, with one reported off the Malibu Pier a week ago and another reported recently in Santa Barbara. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026 Big Bear's celebrity bald eagles have locals wondering whether romance is brewing, a rare hammerhead shark is turning heads off the Southern California coast, and the Tina Peters controversy in Shasta County has taken another unexpected turn. — James Ward, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hammerhead
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  1. moron
  2. stupid
  3. dummy
Noun
  • The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 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
  • Probably a line of garden implements for gardening for dummies like me.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand moved ahead after flyhalf Hannah King's dummy and break sent over Leti-I'iga.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of dummy

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“Hammerhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammerhead. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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