shrewd-head

shrewd-head
сущ.;
австрал. и новозел.;
сл. мошенник, жулик;
плут, проныра

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  • shrewd-head — /ˈʃrud hɛd/ (say shroohd hed) noun Obsolete Colloquial a cunning person …  

  • hard´-head´ed|ness — hard head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard´-head´ed|ly — hard head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard-head|ed — «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • long´-head´ed|ness — long head|ed «LNG HEHD ihd, LONG », adjective. 1. having a long head; dolichocephalic. 2. Figurative. shrewd; far sighted: »That s a short handed way of expressing a long headed idea (Newsweek). –long´ head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • long-head|ed — «LNG HEHD ihd, LONG », adjective. 1. having a long head; dolichocephalic. 2. Figurative. shrewd; far sighted: »That s a short handed way of expressing a long headed idea (Newsweek). –long´ head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • hard|head — «HAHRD HEHD», noun. 1. a person who is not easily moved by sentiment; shrewd, practical person. 2. any one of various fishes, such as the gurnard and menhaden. 3. any one of various tough sponges, important commercially …   Useful english dictionary

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