Thesaurus results for DUCKTAIL

ducktail

noun

Definition of ducktail

as in hairdo

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Recent Examples of ducktail The trimaran theme and track lights are repeated in the rear apron between a floating diffuser and striking ducktail spoiler. — New Atlas, 21 June 2026 The Miura’s silhouette was low, wide, and draped in sensuous curves that seemed to flow directly from the front wheel arches to the ducktail spoiler. — Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026 For the road variant, the F1 GTR Longtail ditched the rear wing, leaving an integrated ducktail spoiler off the engine cover. — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025 Ars Video Jonathan Gitlin At the rear, a cute ducktail spoiler. — Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ducktail

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Noun

For many young girls, back-to-school season is a prime time to test out new hairdos and styles for the upcoming year.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
An homage to Catherine O’Hara featured all her iconic hairdos on the city’s Jumbotron, garnering over 3 million impressions.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of hairdo

Noun

The advertised jackpot is enormous, but after the lump-sum haircut, taxes and fees, the take‑home number is much lower.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
After the parade, thousands gather in Washington Park for a picnic and festival featuring free hairstyling, haircuts, school supplies, and health screenings, along with crafts, vendors, college admissions representatives, and a job fair.

— Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of haircut

Noun

Teens are notorious for experimenting with everything from hairstyles to clothing in the name of self-expression.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
In film, this hairstyle has become emblematic, notably in Bend It Like Beckham, where Keira Knightley wears it with a short curtain crop.

— Elise Fabre, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of hairstyle

Noun

Three Plano restaurants were temporarily closed during recent inspections after health inspectors found a roach infestation and other serious violations, according to the city’s inspection reports.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026
Managers were instructed to remove all roach carcasses and seal the bottoms of entryways to prevent more pests from entering.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of roach

Noun

Schein directs the show with tongue firmly planted in cheek, so there are many amusing sight gags (like an atrocious comb-over wig).

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Then, on the front row of Jeremy Scott’s spring-summer 2013 show, her effortless comb-over bob turned messy hair into a beauty statement.

— Essence, Essence, 4 Dec. 2025

Definition of comb-over

Noun

From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Now 71, Funderburgh still rocks a pompadour — albeit smaller and streaked with silver — that once inspired former bandmate Mike Judge to sketch Beavis.

— Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of pompadour

Noun

While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.

— Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.

— Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021

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