overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

flathead.

Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflætˌhɛd/General-American
  1. Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.

  2. Ellipsis of flathead catfish

    US · abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
  3. A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.

  4. Synonym of side valve.

Where this word comes from

From flat + head.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

flathead has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

flathead studioflathead workshello, flathead

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.