Definition of REDHEAD

redhead

Plural: redheads

Noun

  • A person with red hair.
  • someone who has red hair
  • North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
  • black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
  • A person with red hair.
  • A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
  • A kind of milkweed (Asclepia curassavica), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
  • Chinese red-headed centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans)
  • Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps).
  • Red-headed titi (Callicebus regulus).
  • Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus).
  • Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus).
  • A kind of 800-watt lamp.

Examples

  • The player, a redhead, always found creative ways to spell words like "GINGER."

Origin / Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of red + head.

Synonyms

Aythya americana, carrottop, Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-header, redheaded woodpecker, redheader, Bluey, Pippi Longstocking, Red, bloodnut, carrot top, carrots, copperhead, coppertop, fire-crotch, firebox, ging, ginge, ginger, ginger head, ginger knob, ginger minger, gingernut, gingette, ranga, red-headed stepchild, redhead, redpoll, strawberry blonde

Scrabble Score: 12

redhead: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
redhead: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
redhead: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

redhead: valid Words With Friends Word