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• mud´dle|head´ed|ness — mud|dle|head|ed «MUHD uhl HEHD ihd», adjective. stupid; confused: »Can a country so impractical, so muddleheaded be trusted in a harsh material world? (Harper s). –mud´dle|head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• mud|dle|head|ed — «MUHD uhl HEHD ihd», adjective. stupid; confused: »Can a country so impractical, so muddleheaded be trusted in a harsh material world? (Harper s). –mud´dle|head´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• mud|dle|head — «MUHD uhl HEHD», noun. a stupid or confused person; blockhead: »... unrepentant stubborn fanatics or smouldering muddleheads (Manchester Guardian) …   Useful english dictionary

• mud|dle|ment — «MUHD uhl muhnt», noun. muddled condition; confusion: »Many of the little muddlements that confront me in the morning are not susceptible to that kind of research (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• be|mud|dle — «bih MUHD uhl», transitive verb, dled, dling. to muddle completely …   Useful english dictionary

• dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… …   English syllables

• mud — al·mud; be·mud; cur·mud·geon; cur·mud·geon·ish; cur·mud·geon·ly; mud; mud·der; mud·di·ly; mud·di·ness; mud·dled; mud·dled·ness; mud·dle·dom; mud·dle·ment; mud·dler; mud·dling·ly; mud·less; tal·mud; tal·mud·ic; tal·mud·ism; tal·mud·ist; yo·mud;… …   English syllables

• ad|dle — «AD uhl», verb, dled, dling, adjective. –v.t., v.i. 1. to make or become muddled or confused: »I have addled my head with writing all day (Dickens). 2. to make or become rotten or putrid: »Eggs addle quickly in hot weather. –adj. 1. muddled or… …   Useful english dictionary

• pad´dle|like´ — pad|dle1 «PAD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used without an oarlock. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 2. the act of paddling; turn at the paddle: »Each man… …   Useful english dictionary

• pad|dle — pad|dle1 «PAD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a short oar with a broad blade at one end or both ends, used without an oarlock. Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks. 2. the act of paddling; turn at the paddle: »Each man… …   Useful english dictionary