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WHITEHEAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
Synonyms:
milium; whitehead
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
Synonyms:
Alfred North Whitehead; Whitehead
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
mathematician (a person skilled in mathematics)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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