WHITEHEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Whitehead mean? 

• WHITEHEAD (noun)
  The noun WHITEHEAD has 2 senses:

1. English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)

2. a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland

  Familiarity information: WHITEHEAD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITEHEAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alfred North Whitehead; Whitehead

Instance hypernyms:

mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

milium; whitehead

Hypernyms ("whitehead" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Holonyms ("whitehead" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

 Context examples 

The reasons for why we hiccup are not entirely clear, but there may be a developmental reason, given that fetuses and newborn babies hiccup so frequently, said the study's lead author, research associate Kimberley Whitehead (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A disorder characterized by an eruption consisting of papules (a small, raised pimple) and pustules (a small pus filled blister), typically appearing in face, scalp, and upper chest and back Unlike acne, this rash does not present with whiteheads or blackheads, and can be symptomatic, with itchy or tender lesions.

(Papulopustular Rash, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Kimberley Whitehead said: Our findings have prompted us to wonder whether hiccups in adults, which appear to be mainly a nuisance, may in fact by a vestigial reflex, left over from infancy when it had an important function.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)