BIGHEAD | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of bighead in English bigheadnoun [ C ]   disapproving uk /ˈbɪɡ.hed/ us /ˈbɪɡ.hed/ Add to word list Add to word list someone who thinks that they are more important or cleverer than they really are: He's always boasting. He's such a bighead! Boasting

• blow
• blow your own trumpet idiom
• blowhard
• boast
• boastful
• boastfully
• brag
• braggadocio
• braggadocious
• braggart
• bragging rights
• chest thumping
• crow
• crow about something
• flex
• humblebrag
• outbrag
• swaggerer
• toot
• toot your own horn idiom

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bighead The flesh of the bighead carp is white and firm, and not similar to that of the common carp, which is darker and richer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Communities are attempting to contain the spread of the extremely invasive bighead carp. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It causes a swelling of the head known as bighead disease. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bighead carp do not normally jump when frightened. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bighead and silver carp feed by filtering plankton from the water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some have thought to collect the carp eggs for caviar, since one bighead carp was found with over 2 million eggs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Carp are a commercially important species, particularly silver carp, bighead carp, black carp, grass carp, common carp and crucian carp. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bighead carp has a tremendous growth rate, making it a lucrative aquaculture fish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bighead carp differs from the silver carp in its behavior (it does not leap from the water when startled) and also in its diet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This behavior has sometimes also been attributed to the very similar bighead carp, but this is uncommon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. During the years 1962 to 1965, other various carp species (bighead, black, silver, grass, common, and crucian carp) were introduced into the lake. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some freshwater species commonly hunted include common carp, grass carp, bighead carp, alligator gar, and paddlefish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bighead carp flesh does share one unfortunate similarity with common carp flesh - both have intramuscular bones within the filet. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The main species with which the lake is stocked are the silver carp and the bighead carp. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bighead and silver carp are the most important fish, worldwide, in terms of total aquaculture production. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of bighead?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 自命不凡的人… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 自命不凡的人… See more in Spanish creído, creída… See more in Portuguese convencido, convencida, metido… See more Need a translator?

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