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  Flathead \Flat"head`\, a.
     Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced
     by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.
     [1913 Webster]

  Flathead \Flat"head`\, n. (Ethnol.)
     A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.
     [1913 Webster]

  Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;
     of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
     1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
        hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
        whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.'' --Flatman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
        (a) A puffball.
        (b) kind of light pastry.
        (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
            with powder.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
        one in a public journal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
            allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
            the power of greatly distending their bodies when
            irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera arietans,
            or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming
            over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho
            cornuta) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.
        (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
            platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
            body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
            spreading adder, and blowing adder.
  
     Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
        family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
        dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
        feathers. See Barbet
        (b) .
            [1913 Webster]

  Puff \Puff\ (p[u^]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.
     puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]
     1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;
        hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a
        whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.'' --Flatman.
  
     2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:
        (a) A puffball.
        (b) a kind of light pastry.
        (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair
            with powder.
  
     3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially
        one in a public journal.
  
     Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and
            allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have
            the power of greatly distending their bodies when
            irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, or Clotho
            arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four
            feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta) has a
            plumelike appendage over each eye.
        (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon
            platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its
            body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead,
            spreading adder, and blowing adder.
  
     Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or
        family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with
        dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail
        feathers. See Barbet
        (b) .

  Flathead \Flat"head`\, a.
     Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced
     by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.

  Flathead \Flat"head`\, n. (Ethnol.)
     A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.

  flathead
       n 1: food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles
            gurnards
       2: pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and
          a duck-like snout

  flathead
     n.
     1 Any fish in the family (taxlink Platycephalidae family noshow=1).
     2 (lb en US informal) (alternative form of en flathead catfish)
     3 (lb en plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt
  designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
     4 (lb en 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.

  Flathead
     n.
     One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.
     n.
     Their Salishan language.

  flathead
     n.
     1 Any fish in the family (taxlink Platycephalidae family noshow=1).
     2 (lb en US informal) (alternative form of en flathead catfish)
     3 (lb en plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt
  designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
     4 (lb en 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.

  Flathead
     n.
     One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.
     n.
     Their Salishan language.

  flathead
     n.
     1 Any fish in the family (taxlink Platycephalidae family noshow=1).
     2 (lb en US informal) (alternative form of en flathead catfish)
     3 (lb en plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt
  designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
     4 (lb en 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.

  Flathead
     n.
     One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.
     n.
     Their Salishan language.

  flathead
     n.
     1 Any fish in the family (taxlink Platycephalidae family noshow=1).
     2 (lb en US informal) (alternative form of en flathead catfish)
     3 (lb en plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt
  designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
     4 (lb en 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.

  Flathead
     n.
     One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.
     n.
     Their Salishan language.

  Flathead /flˈathɛd/
  فاتهيد - قبيلة هندية

  flathead /flˈathɛd/ 
  ploskolebec

  flathead /flˈathɛd/ 
  prosťáček

  flathead /flˈathɛd/
  Entenwal  [zool.]
           Note: Hyperoodon ampullatus
     Synonyms: northern bottlenose whale, North Atlantic bottlenose whale, bottlehead, steephead
  
   see: bottleheads, steepheads, flatheads
  

  flathead /flˈathɛd/ 
  1. lättäsimppu
  fish
  2. sivuventtiilimoottori
  type of engine
  3. uppokantapultti, uppokantaruuvi
  type of screw

  flathead /flˈathɛd/ 
  鯒
  fish

  
/ˈfɫætˌhɛd/

  Flathead -- U.S. County in Montana
     Population (2000):    74471
     Housing Units (2000): 34773
     Land area (2000):     5098.336947 sq. miles (13204.631512 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    158.113697 sq. miles (409.512577 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5256.450644 sq. miles (13614.144089 sq. km)
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.267880 N, 114.321279 W
     Headwords:
      Flathead
      Flathead, MT
      Flathead County
      Flathead County, MT
  

  n. 美国印第安部族;

  Flathead
     n. 美国印第安部族