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I always had short hair, and I hated my short hair. I was always mistaken for a boy, but my mom wouldn't let me change my hair because she was always chasing me around with a hairbrush, and it was always tangled, so she just would cut it off, and she's right: short hair did suit me.
Dorothy Hamill

Meaning of "hairbrush" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIRBRUSH

hairbrush  [ˈhɛəˌbrʌʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIRBRUSH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hairbrush is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIRBRUSH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hairbrush

Hairbrush

A hairbrush is a stick brush with rigid or soft bristles used in hair care for smoothing, styling, and detangling human hair, or for grooming an animal's fur. It can also be used for styling with a curling iron or blowdryer.

Definition of hairbrush in the English dictionary

The definition of hairbrush in the dictionary is a brush for grooming the hair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIRBRUSH


airbrush
ˈɛəˌbrʌʃ
bitterbrush
ˈbɪtəˌbrʌʃ
bottlebrush
ˈbɒtəlˌbrʌʃ
broadbrush
ˈbrɔːdˌbrʌʃ
brush
brʌʃ
buckbrush
ˈbʌkˌbrʌʃ
hatbrush
ˈhætˌbrʌʃ
nailbrush
ˈneɪlˌbrʌʃ
paintbrush
ˈpeɪntˌbrʌʃ
rabbitbrush
ˈræbɪtˌbrʌʃ
sagebrush
ˈseɪdʒˌbrʌʃ
shoebrush
ˈʃuːbrʌʃ
snowbrush
ˈsnəʊˌbrʌʃ
toothbrush
ˈtuːθˌbrʌʃ
underbrush
ˈʌndəˌbrʌʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIRBRUSH

hair-curler
hair-lock
hair-raiser
hair-raising
hair-trigger
hair´s breadth
hair´s-breadth
hairball
hairband
hairbrained
haircap
haircloth
haircut
haircutter
hairdo
hairdresser
hairdresser´s
hairdresser´s salon
hairdresser´s shop
hairdressing

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIRBRUSH

adrenalin rush
bristle brush
bulrush
carbon brush
clothes brush
clubrush
crush
dandy-brush
flue brush
gold rush
interdental brush
nail brush
pastry brush
scrub brush
scrubbing brush
shaving brush
styling brush
tarred with the same brush
thrush
wire brush

Synonyms and antonyms of hairbrush in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hairbrush» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIRBRUSH

Find out the translation of hairbrush to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hairbrush from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hairbrush» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发刷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cepillo
570 millions of speakers

English

hairbrush
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंघी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فُرْشاة الشَعْر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

щетка для волос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escova de cabelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুরূশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brosse à cheveux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berus rambut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haarbürste
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘアブラシ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머리솔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hairbrush
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hairbrush
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केसांचा ब्रश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saç fırçası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spazzola per capelli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczotka do włosów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

щітка для волосся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

perie de păr
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βούρτσα για τα μαλλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haarborsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hårborste
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hårbørste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hairbrush

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRBRUSH»

The term «hairbrush» is regularly used and occupies the 66.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIRBRUSH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hairbrush

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9 QUOTES WITH «HAIRBRUSH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hairbrush.
1
Lacey Chabert
I always wanted to entertain. When I was little, I would sing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush or my sisters and I would make shows. I always wanted to be on TV.
2
Rebecca Ferguson
I was naive in that I thought I could just sing and perform and do what I had always wanted to do all my life. But I wasn't ready for all the added dramas that came along. There were times I fell out of love with music and thought about walking away. I thought I was happier when I was that girl at home in my bedroom singing into my hairbrush.
3
Dorothy Hamill
I always had short hair, and I hated my short hair. I was always mistaken for a boy, but my mom wouldn't let me change my hair because she was always chasing me around with a hairbrush, and it was always tangled, so she just would cut it off, and she's right: short hair did suit me.
4
Keeley Hawes
I was never one of those teenagers who sang into their hairbrush.
5
Josh Hutcherson
I'm pretty simple, I don't use a hairbrush or a certain kind of hair product.
6
Audra McDonald
I used to practice Tony speeches in my bathroom with my hairbrush.
7
Lisa Marie Presley
I have loved music so much from when I was little, and I don't know whether it was because I saw my dad doing it and then I got the idea; I don't know what came first... But I always had a hairbrush in the mirror singing. I was always with him backstage; I would go out and be pulled in for the last song.
8
Bonnie Tyler
My father used to tape 'Top of the Pops' for me every Sunday, and I would sit in my bedroom, write down the lyrics of all of my favourite songs, and sing along. I was always singing in my bedroom with a hairbrush.
9
Al Yankovic
I suppose I had my rock star fantasies while I was singing into my hairbrush in the bathroom mirror, but I never really consciously said, 'OK, this is what I'm going to do for a living and I'm going to be Weird Al.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIRBRUSH»

Discover the use of hairbrush in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hairbrush and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Disney Tangled: Rapunzel's Dream Storybook with Musical ...
Girls can read the story of Disney’s Tangled and then use the musical hairbrush on their own hair! The brush will have a musical sound effect embedded that is motion-activated when the girl brushes her hair.
Disney Storybook Artists, 2010
2
Oh, Where Is My Hairbrush?: & Other Silly Songs
Compiles silly VeggieTales songs, including "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything," "Where Have All the Staplers Gone?" and "Goodnight Junior."
Melinda Rumbaugh, 2013
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Oh, where is My Hairbrush?
No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations within critical articles and reviews. The Hairbrush Song. Music and lyrics by Mike Nawrocki, ...
Mike Nawrocki, 2005
4
101 Things to Buy Before You Die
Large hairbrush with pure bristle £B1/$1Q7/€91 The Mason Pearson hairbrush is a classic and still the best - a bona fide status symbol for the bathroom. Diana, Princess of Wales, always carried a pocket nylon bristle model in her bag, while ...
Charlote Williamson, Davis, 2007
5
Meaning in mind: Semantic richness effects in language ...
... alligator, mouse Alligator Turtle, cat, cow Turtle Turtle, rabbit Hammer Screwdriver, key Axe, hairbrush Axe, basket, screwdriver Axe, screwdriver, hairbrush Screwdriver, pliers Helicopter Airplane, bus, lorry Airplane, bus, train Scissors, train, ...
Penny M. Pexman,, Paul D. Siakaluk, Melvin J. Yap, 2014
6
African American Awareness for Young Children: A Curriculum
Cirole: Introduce this lesson by displaying a variety of hairbrushes. Discuss the shapes, sizes, and colors. Also, discuss what a hairbrush is used for. Tell the children that Lyda Newman, an African American woman, invented the hairbrush.
Evia L. Davis, 1999
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Hairbrush
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A hairbrush is a stick brush with rigid or soft bristles used in hair care for smoothing, styling, and detangling human hair, or for grooming an animal's fur.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Time
Three items in the bathroom were pointed out to the children: the hairbrush, which was sitting by the sink, and two differently coloured cupboards. The two dolls then went into the bathroom, and the door was closed behind them. After this, the ...
Craig Callender, 2011
9
Your Perfect Father: Learning from the Best
There's. a. Hairbrush. in. the. Refrigerator! This, then, is how you should pray: “ Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:9–10 Going a little farther, he fell to the ...
Jayne Wilks, 2008
10
Priscilla the Great Omnibus (3-Book Bundle includes study ...
Why in the world would she make me a hairbrush? A butt-ugly hairbrush at that. “ Um, thanks?” “I know it's not much to look at, but it's completely functional.” Wow, a functional hairbrush as a going away present from my best friend of four years.
Sybil Nelson, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIRBRUSH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hairbrush is used in the context of the following news items.
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What Just Happened? The 9 Counterintuitive Ways To Persuade …
Quick, what is the brand of hairbrush you use? Coffee mug you drink from? Most people won't know. But “what cellphone do you prefer, iPhone ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
BWW Exclusive: My Child Wants to Be on Broadway - A Family …
"My child can sing! She's been singing into her hairbrush for years. She sings in the shower, for relatives, at church, in school productions, and ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
3
Jackie Fox from The Runaways: "Rape Was Traumatic" for …
Multiple witnesses corroborate Fox's account in the interview, saying Fowley also penetrated Fox with the handle of a hairbrush. Fowley died of ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
4
My new fashion and beauty routine as a mum | Stuff.co.nz
My straightener has gone into early retirement – as has my hairbrush – and my best friends are now my dry shampoo and my oversized ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
13 Signs Someone Is A F*ckgirl, Because They're Everywhere And …
No one borrows clothes without asking, steals your hairbrush without even returning it to your bathroom, never restocking the tampons, or takes ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
6
Qatar Airways business class review: Top marks apart from seating …
The Giorgio Armani female kit has a little bottle of the designer's Si fragrance, body lotion, a pair of socks, a small hairbrush, lip balm, ear plugs ... «The National, Jul 15»
7
GrandThoughts: One phase of life ends and another begins
Her toothbrush was still in its holder, her hairbrush on the bathroom shelf, artwork from my grandchildren displayed on the refrigerator, and the ... «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
8
Stylewatch: Andrea Corr
If you're this stunning, you barely need to acquaint yourself with a hairbrush, but, if you are going for a full-on girly number, keeping the hair and ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
Audition Aug. 22 for Singing at the Fling Competition
Have you ever sung into a hairbrush? Or perhaps you've screeched the lyrics to your favorite songs while bathing. Practice all those shower ... «Positively Naperville, Jul 15»
10
This invention was rejected by Dragon's Den – but now it's worth …
At the time, Duncan Bannatyne claimed that the Tangle Teezer hairbrush left him wanting to pull his hair out – well, we bet he feels even more ... «Metro, Jul 15»

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