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Ada vs Bighead - What's the difference?

ada | bighead |

As nouns the difference between ada and bighead

is that ada is initialism of adenosine deaminase|lang=en, the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR while bighead is a person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.

As a proper noun ADA

is initialism of American Dental Association|lang=en.

ada

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • , the enzyme that specifically affects RNA. See ADAR.
  • Alternative forms

    * (assistant district attorney) assistant DA ,

    Derived terms

    * (assistant district attorney) EADA / (executive assistant district attorney)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • bighead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial, especially used by children) A person having an inflated opinion of himself; a conceited or arrogant person.
  • * 1997 , Virginia Watson, Anyan's Story: A New Guinea Woman in Two Worlds , page 174:
  • He is such a bighead and so lazy that I don't know how far he will go. He can read and write English a little bit and he thinks that is enough for him to know.
  • * 2010 , Jonathan Wilson, Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matches :
  • 'But there are too many egos, way too many. I mean bigheads who are sidetracked by stuff away from football.'
  • * 2011 , Linda Hutton, The Wild Thyme Unseen , page 218:
  • I'm not such a bighead that I think I can do better than Hugh and Hereman at reclaiming the main island.
  • (colloquial) One of several species of fish having a large head.
  • (colloquial) One of several animal diseases that cause swelling of the head.
  • See also

    * proudling (obsolete) * swellhead * egotist English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs