English word senses marked with topical category "Hairdressing"
Parent categories: Crafts, Hair, Society, Body parts, Body, Anatomy, Biology, Medicine, Sciences, Healthcare, Health
Total 17 word senses
- CBD (Noun) Initialism of cut and blow-dry.
- conk (Verb) To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
- merm (Noun) A permanent for a man.
- pin curl (Noun) A curl made by dampening a lock of hair, fashioning it into a coil, and securing with a hair pin or clip while it dries.
- pomade (Noun) A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.
- pomade (Noun) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
- pomade (Noun) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
- pomade (Verb) Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.
- pomate (Noun) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
- pomatum (Noun) Synonym of ointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair.
- pomatum (Noun) Synonym of pomade, a kind of thick waxy hair product used as a styling gel.
- pomatum (Noun) Synonym of cider, a soft or hard drink made from apples.
- pomatum (Verb) Synonym of pomade: to apply pomade.
- tonsor (Noun) Synonym of barber.
- waver (Noun) A person who specializes in treating hair to make it wavy.
- waver (Noun) A tool used to make hair wavy.
- weft (Noun) A hair extension that is glued directly to a person′s natural hair.
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