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Word List: Hair
- comb, combs [kəʊm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a toothed implement for grooming the hair
- Example:
- She uses her favourite comb to brush her hair.
- brush, brushes [bɹʌʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- an implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair
- Example:
- I need a new brush.
- hairbrush, hairbrushes ['heəbɹʌʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
- Example:
- Can I borrow your hairbrush?
- brush [bɹʌʃ]
(verb) - Definition:
- to untangle or arrange with a brush
- Example:
- Brush your hair!
- hairdresser, hairdressers ['heədrɛsə(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession
- Example:
- I have an appointment at the hairdresser.
- Synonym(s):hairstylist, barber
- haircut, haircuts ['heəkʌt]
(noun) - Definition:
- the act of cutting hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician; the way hair is cut
- Example:
- I love your new haircut!
- wig, wigs [wɪg]
(noun) - Definition:
- a head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying
- Example:
- The man was wearing a wig to disguise his baldness.
- Synonym(s):hairpiece
- shampoo, shampoos
(noun) - Definition:
- a commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres, such as carpets
- Example:
- The shampoo smells wonderful!
- conditioner, conditioners [kɒndiʃənɜː(ɹ)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a commercial liquid soap product that improves the condition of one's hair
- Example:
- Which conditioner do you use?
- dry [draɪ]
(verb) - Definition:
- to remove moisture from something, to lose moisture
- Example:
- The clothes dried on the line.
- Antonym(s):wet
- blow-dryer, blow-dryers
(noun) - Definition:
- an electrical device used for drying hair
- Example:
- The newly purchased blow-dryer didn't work anymore.
- Synonym(s):hair-dryer
- blow-dry
(verb) - Definition:
- to dry with a hair-dryer
- Example:
- After blow-drying her hair, she applied make-up.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/people/body/personal-hygiene/hair/
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