haircut

hair·cut

noun \-ˌkət\

Definition of HAIRCUT

1

: the act or process of cutting and shaping the hair

2

: hairdo

— hair·cut·ter \-ˌkə-tər\ noun

— hair·cut·ting \-ˌkə-tiŋ\ noun

Examples of HAIRCUT

1. The girls got haircuts yesterday.
2. He just had a haircut.
3. Do you like my haircut?

First Known Use of HAIRCUT

1899

Related to HAIRCUT

Synonyms

coiffure, cut, do, hairdo, hairstyle

Related Words

Afro, conk, cornrow, dreadlocks, perm, permanent; beehive, big hair, bun, chignon, French twist, pageboy, pug, updo, upsweep; bob, buzz cut, crew cut, crop, fade, Mohawk, shag, shingle, trim; braid, pigtail, plait, ponytail, queue; comb-over, ducktail, pompadour, roach

Rhymes with HAIRCUT

abut, all but, beechnut, blind gut, brush cut, buzz cut, catgut, chestnut, clean-cut, clear-cut, cobnut, cockshut, crew cut, crosscut, doughnut, foregut, groundnut, jump cut, kick butt, locknut, Meerut, midgut, offcut, peanut, pignut, pine nut, putt-putt, rebut, recut, rotgut, rough cut, sackbut, shortcut, somewhat, tut-tut, uncut, walnut, wing nut, woodcut