What is "flathead"

Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. Buffet.]

1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff. `` To every puff of wind a slave.''
   --Flatman.

2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:

   1. A puffball.

   2. kind of light pastry.

   3. A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair with powder.

3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially one in a public journal. Puff adder. (Zo["o]l.)

   1. Any South African viper belonging to Clotho and allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have the power of greatly distending their bodies when irritated. The common puff adder ( Vipera arietans, or Clotho arietans) is the largest species, becoming over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ( Clotho cornuta) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.

   2. A North American harmless snake ( Heterodon platyrrhinos) which has the power of puffing up its body. Called also hog-nose snake, flathead, spreading adder, and blowing adder.

      Puff bird (Zo["o]l.), any bird of the genus Bucco, or family Bucconid[ae]. They are small birds, usually with dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail feathers. See Barbet (b) .

n. 1 Any fish in the ''(taxlink Platycephalidae family noshow=1)'' family. 2 A type of screw designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface. 3 (context automotive English) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.

1. n. food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards

2. pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout

Flathead may refer to:

• Flat-head screwdriver, a screwdriver designed to turn slotted screws
• Flat-head screw, a screw with a flat top, designed to be installed in a countersunk hole
• Flathead engine, a valve configuration
• The Flathead, or Flathead Indian (or Amerindian) tribe more formally known as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
• The Choctaw, a southeastern Native American group also known as the Flatheads
• Flat-headed cat, a small wild cat
• Platycephalidae, a family of fish known as flatheads
  • Flathead (fish), various species of fish in this family
• "Flathead" (song) and "Flathead" EP, both by The Fratellis
• The ruling family of the Great Underground Empire, the location of the Zork adventure game series, most notably in Zork Zero
• The Flathead gang, a group of bank robbers led by Paul Jaworski.
• Flathead High School, a school in Kalispell, Montana
• Flathead County, Montana
• Flathead Lake, Montana
• Flathead River, Montana
• Flathead National Forest, Montana
• Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana

A flathead is one of a number of small to medium fish species with notably flat heads, distributed in membership across various genera of the family Platycephalidae. Many species are found in the Indo-Pacific, especially most parts of Australia where they are popular sport and table fish. They inhabit estuaries and the open ocean.

"Flathead" is a song by Scottish indie band The Fratellis from their debut album, Costello Music, released on 4 March 2007; there was an EP released with the same name in the United States after it had been used in a commercial for Apple iPod.

On 11 March 2007, the song entered the Official UK Singles Chart at #67 on the strength of downloads alone, despite not being released as a single in the UK, after the song was used on an iPod/ iTunes TV advert. It was also featured in the trailer for Shaun the Sheep on CBBC.

"Flathead" was also released as a download for the video game Rock Band.