- head-scratching
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noun
Date: 1926
puzzled contemplation <a lot of head-scratching going on>; also confusion
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
head-scratching
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head-scratcher — noun a) A scratcher for the head. b) A puzzle. Syn: poser See Also: head scratching, head scratching … Wiktionary
head — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bald ▪ shaved ▪ blonde, dark, fair, grey/gray … Collocations dictionary
Head lice infestation — The condition of being infested with lice is called pediculosis. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Having head lice is very common. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with… … Medical dictionary
Scratching — Scratch Scratch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE. scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD. kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scratch your head — phrase to not understand something, or to not know how to deal with it The decision has left many party members scratching their heads. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: scratch * * * scratch your head informal … Useful english dictionary
Lice, head — The condition of being infested with lice is called pediculosis. Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are parasitic insects found on the heads of people. Anyone can get head lice who comes in close contact with someone who already has head lice … Medical dictionary
scratch your head — scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something. A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened … New idioms dictionary
scratch head — scratch (your) head to have difficulty understanding something. A lot of people must be scratching their heads and trying to figure out what happened … New idioms dictionary
scratch your head (over something) — scratch your ˈhead (over sth) idiom to think hard in order to find an answer to sth • Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. Main entry: ↑scratchidiom … Useful english dictionary
scratch your head — feel confused, wonder who or why They re still scratching their heads about who assassinated Kennedy … English idioms
