NOUN | person | loon | a worthless lazy fellow |
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animal | loon, diver | large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back | |
person | loon, addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain | a person with confused ideas |
Sounds | luw'n | |
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Rhymes | afternoon ... Witherspoon: 64 rhymes with uwn... |
Meaning | A worthless lazy fellow. | |
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Broader | idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum | person who does no work |
Spanish | vago |
Meaning | large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. | |
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Synonym | diver | |
Member of | Gavia, genus Gavia | type genus of the Gavidae |
Broader | gaviiform seabird | seabirds of the order Gaviiformes |
Spanish | colimbo, gavia | |
Catalan | gaviforme |
Meaning | A person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. | |
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Synonyms | addle-head, addlehead, birdbrain | |
Broader | misfit | someone unable to adapt to their circumstances |
Spanish | cabeza de chorlito, casquivano | |
Adjectives | loony | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular |
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