as small as a pinhead

as small as a pinhead
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  • pinhead — (n.) person of small intelligence, 1896, from PIN (Cf. pin) (n.) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pinhead — [pin′hed΄] n. 1. the head of a pin 2. anything very small or trifling ☆ 3. a stupid or silly person …   English World dictionary

  • Pinhead mirror — A pinhead mirror can be used to create a camera similar to a pinhole camera. Instead of passing through a tiny hole, the light to form the image is reflected by a small disc shaped mirror (with a diameter the same as that of a pinhole; about… …   Wikipedia

  • pinhead — [[t]pɪ̱nhed[/t]] pinheads 1) N COUNT A pinhead is the small metal or plastic part on the top of a pin. It may even be possible to make computers the size of a pinhead one day. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you think someone is very stupid, you can… …   English dictionary

  • pinhead —    A pinhead is something very small and of no importance. Those qualities, plus stupidity, are transferred to a person usually a man when he is addressed in this way. The expression is mainly an American one. ‘Butt out, pinhead,’ says an… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • pinhead — noun /ˈpɪn.hɛd/ a) The head of a pin. Frequently used in size comparisons. The moment the nitre was red hot, the coal, previously reduced to small pieces of the size of a pinhead, was projected in portions of one or two grains at a time… b) An… …   Wiktionary

  • pinhead — noun Date: 1593 1. the head of a pin 2. something very small or insignificant 3. a very dull or stupid person ; fool …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pinhead — /pin hed /, n. 1. the head of a pin. 2. something very small or insignificant. 3. Slang. a stupid person; nitwit. [1655 65; PIN + HEAD] * * * …   Universalium

  • Pinhead — 1. stupid person; jerk; 2. person with a small head …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • pinhead — Australian Slang 1. stupid person; jerk; 2. person with a small head …   English dialects glossary

  • pinhead — pin|head [ˈpınhed] n the small round part at one end of a pin …   Dictionary of contemporary English


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