noun
hairbrush
Hairbrush (noun) means a brush designed for smoothing and styling hair. Example: “She grabbed her hairbrush before heading out the door.”
noun
1
A brush designed for smoothing and styling hair.
"She grabbed her hairbrush before heading out the door."
verb
1
To spank someone with a hairbrush.
"The old cartoon showed the mother threatening to hairbrush the naughty child."
How to use hairbrush
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA brush used to detangle and style hair.
Common pairings
a wooden hairbrush
run a hairbrush through your hair
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Word forms
- Plural
- hairbrushes
- Third person singular
- hairbrushes
- Past tense
- hairbrushed
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She grabbed her _____ before heading out the door.
Etymology
A combination of "hair" and "brush," naming a brush made for the hair.
Rhymes for hairbrush
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What does “hairbrush” mean?
The word “hairbrush” means a brush designed for smoothing and styling hair. In plain terms, a brush used to detangle and style hair.
How do you use “hairbrush” in a sentence?
Here is “hairbrush” used in a sentence: “She grabbed her hairbrush before heading out the door.”
What part of speech is “hairbrush”?
Depending on how it is used, “hairbrush” can be a noun and a verb.
How many meanings does “hairbrush” have?
“Hairbrush” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a brush designed for smoothing and styling hair.
