wig

¹wig

noun \ˈwig\

Definition of WIG

1

a : a manufactured covering of natural or synthetic hair for the head b : toupee 2

2

: an act of wigging : rebuke

Examples of WIG

1. She was wearing a blonde wig.
2. <the cancer patient started wearing a wig after losing all of her hair from chemotherapy>

Origin of WIG

short for periwig

First Known Use: 1675

Related to WIG

Synonyms: rug [slang], toupee, hairpiece

Related Words: fright wig; extension, fall, postiche, switch, wiglet

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Rhymes with WIG

big, brig, cig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, pig, prig, rig, sprig, swig, trig, twig, vig, Whig, zig