flathead
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Noun
flathead (plural flatheads or flathead)
- Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
- (US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
- (plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
- (plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
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fish
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flathead catfish — see flathead catfish
type of screw
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type of engine
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