Used in a Sentence

flathead

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flathead.

Editorial note

The connector is easily removed and the pins can be cleaned and bent back into place with a small flathead screwdriver.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of flathead gathered in one view.

noun

Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

noun

Their Salishan language.

noun

One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for flathead.

noun

Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

noun

Their Salishan language.

noun

One of the Salish people of Washington state and British Columbia.

noun

(US, informal) Ellipsis of flathead catfish [A large freshwater catfish native to North America, Pylodictis olivaris.]

Example sentences

1

The connector is easily removed and the pins can be cleaned and bent back into place with a small flathead screwdriver.

2

Actually a small flathead screw driver is a useful tool to pull an (EP)ROM from its socket.

3

A flathead screwdriver is not a valid analogy, because LLMs are big complicated and opaque machines.

4

The tools for twiddling the bits of hex bytes are not always as readily available as those for Phillips or flathead bytes.

5

In my day-to-day American cheeseburger life I need phillips, flathead, maybe hex, and maybe torx.

6

As an occasional carpenter, Robertson or Philips are far superior and I can't see any carpenter choosing a slot (flathead) over them.

7

What would a Phillips screwdriver bring over a flathead screwdriver?

8

Sometimes you don't want/need the flathead screwdriver, simple as that.

9

> A flathead screwdriver should bend like rubber if someone tries to use it as a prybar.

10

Missoula and the Flathead vallies to the north get inversions causing haze in the valley bottoms much of the winter but the bitterroot gets more sunny winter days.

11

This is like arguing over why a Phillips screwdriver is better than a flathead with someone who particularly and angrily hates Phillips screwdrivers because he doesn't like their appearance.

12

I'm considering buying that pry bar as well just for the heck of it since it's small/light and my Wave just has a wide flathead screwdriver that I wouldn't trust with prying anything significant.

Quote examples

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Last time I encountered these, I just popped off the pins with a small flathead and converted the "security" torx into a regular torx.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use flathead in a sentence?

The connector is easily removed and the pins can be cleaned and bent back into place with a small flathead screwdriver.

What does flathead mean?

Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

What part of speech is flathead?

flathead is commonly used as noun.