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  1. head-scratcher: Merriam-Webster
  2. head-scratcher: Wordnik
  3. head-scratcher, head scratcher: Wiktionary
  4. head scratcher: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. head scratcher: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Head scratcher)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of head-scratcher. [A device used to scratch the head.]

Similar:
headscratcher, head scratching, back scratcher, head-kerchief, head-dress, screw head, head cover, head-butter, head band, nosepicker, more...

Opposite:
no-brainer, obvious, straightforward, clear-cut

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Similar:
headscratcher, head scratching, back scratcher, head-kerchief, head-dress, screw head, head cover, head-butter, head band, nosepicker, more...

Opposite:
no-brainer, obvious, straightforward, clear-cut



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