flathead
/ˈflætˌhɛd/
noun
- A type of screw with a flat top and a conical underside, designed to sit flush with the surface when driven in.
- Use a flathead screwdriver to tighten the flathead screws on the hinge.
- The flathead bolts were countersunk so the surface was smooth.
- He replaced the old screws with flathead ones for a cleaner look.
- A type of screwdriver with a flat, wedge-shaped tip, used for turning flathead screws.
- The flathead was too small for the screw, so he found a larger one.
- A flathead is essential for any basic tool kit.
- She grabbed a flathead to pry open the paint can.
- A person with a flat or unusually shaped head, sometimes used historically as a term for certain Native American tribes who practiced head flattening.
- The museum exhibit explained the cultural practice of the flathead tribes.
- Historical accounts mention the flathead people of the Pacific Northwest.
- The term flathead was used by early explorers to describe some tribes.