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Meaning of word figurehead from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.

Synonyms : front, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman

Meaning : Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels.

milklike (adjective)
Resembling milk in color. Not clear.

ockham (noun)
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349).

chewing out (noun)
A severe scolding.

lady (noun)
A polite name for any woman.

mimicry (noun)
The act of mimicking. Imitative behavior.

electrical fuse (noun)
An electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded.

baker (noun)
Someone who bakes commercially.

bengali (noun)
(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).

chastisement (noun)
Verbal punishment.

jeddah (noun)
Port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea. Near Mecca.