The Clue
Featherhead (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FOOL
Tags
Notes
The answer FOOL is common and appears about once every 325 puzzles.
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Definition
FOOL as a noun:
1. (fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool) = a person who lacks good judgment
2. (chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall guy, sucker, soft touch, mug) = a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
3. (jester, fool, motley fool) = a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages
FOOL as a verb:
1. (fool, gull, befool) = make a fool or dupe of
2. (fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away) = spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
3. (gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across) = fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
4. (horse around, arse around, fool around, fool) = indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"