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hairbrush

hair·brush
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hair-bruhsh]
    • /ˈhɛərˌbrʌʃ/
    • /ˈheə.brʌʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hair-bruhsh]
    • /ˈhɛərˌbrʌʃ/

Definitions of hairbrush word

  • noun hairbrush a brush for smoothing and styling the hair. 1
  • noun hairbrush A brush for arranging or smoothing a person’s hair. 1
  • noun hairbrush brush for styling hair 1
  • countable noun hairbrush A hairbrush is a brush that you use to brush your hair. 0
  • noun hairbrush a brush for grooming the hair 0

Information block about the term

Origin of hairbrush

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; hair + brush1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hairbrush

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hairbrush popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

hairbrush usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hairbrush

noun hairbrush

  • broom — A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping the floor.
  • whisk — to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke: She whisked everything off the table with her arm.
  • mop — a wry face; grimace.
  • toothbrush — a small brush with a long handle, for cleaning the teeth.
  • sweeper — a person or thing that sweeps.

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