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scatterbrain
noun scat·ter·brain \ˈska-tər-ˌbrān\
: a person who is unable to concentrate or think clearly
Full Definition of SCATTERBRAIN
: a giddy heedless person
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First Known Use of SCATTERBRAIN
1659
Related to SCATTERBRAIN
- Synonyms
- birdbrain, cuckoo, ditz, featherbrain, featherhead, nitwit, rattlebrain, flibbertigibbet, softhead
- Antonyms
- sobersides
Rhymes with SCATTERBRAIN
acid rain, aeroplane, appertain, aquaplane, Aquitaine, ascertain, Bloemfontein, bullet train, cell membrane, cellophane, Charlemagne, Charles's Wain, chatelain, chatelaine, counterpane, daisy-chain, down the drain, entertain, featherbrain, focal plane, foreordain, frangipane, free throw lane, gravy train, gyroplane, high-octane, hurricane, hydroplane, hyperplane, inclined plane, inhumane, Kwajalein, London plane, marocain, Mary Jane, memory lane, mise-en-scène, monoplane, Novocain, novocaine, paravane, paper-train, peneplain, pollen grain, Port of Spain, power train, preordain, pursuit plane, rattlebrain, rhizoplane, rocket plane, shaggymane, Spanish Main, sugarcane, suzerain, take in vain, Tamerlane, tangent plane, terreplein, toilet train, tramontane, transmontane, unit train, urethane, wagon train, water main, weather vane, whooping crane, windowpane, yellow rain
SCATTERBRAIN Defined for Kids
scatterbrain
noun scat·ter·brain \ˈska-tər-ˌbrān\
Definition of SCATTERBRAIN for Kids
: a person who is unable to concentrate or think clearly
— scat·ter·brained \-ˌbrānd\ adjective
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