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AIRHEAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bridgehead seized by airborne troops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("airhead" is a kind of...):

bridgehead; foothold (an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A flighty scatterbrained simpleton

Example:

every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("airhead" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

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