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hairbrush

/ˈhɛrbrʌʃ/ /ˈhɛrˌbrʌʃ/

Meanings
noun
A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

Examples :

"Before leaving for school, Sarah used her hairbrush to smooth out her tangled hair. "
appearance utensil item

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration leaving

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

To have a consequence or remnant.

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

Illustration tidying

tidying verb

/ˈtaɪ.di.ɪŋ/

To make tidy; to neaten.

"After playing with her toys, Sarah started tidying her room. "

Illustration care

care noun

/kɛə/ /ke(ə)ɹ/

Grief, sorrow.

"Her mother's care for her failing health was evident in her worried expressions. "

Illustration brush

brush noun

/bɹʌʃ/

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.

"My daughter used a soft-bristled brush to clean her paintbrush. "

Illustration detangling

detangling verb

/diˈtæŋɡəlɪŋ/ /diˈtæŋɡl̩ɪŋ/

To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).

"After her long swim, Maria spent ten minutes detangling her wet hair. "

Illustration brushing

brushing verb

/ˈbɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/

To clean with a brush.

"Brush your teeth."

Illustration smooth

smooth noun

/smuːð/

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

"The smooth transition between classes made it easy to get to my next lesson. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration hair

hair noun

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration tangled

tangled verb

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

To become mixed together or intertwined

"Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind."