scalp 1 of 2

noun

Definition of scalpnext
as in skull

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scalp

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verb

as in to head

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Recent Examples of scalp
Noun
This pre-shampoo scalp exfoliator from Act+Acre helps to maintain healthy cell turnover, which is crucial for healthy hair growth. — Carly Cardellino Vaccaro, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Brushes with beads that tug at your strands and feel rough on the scalp? — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
For people with fine or oily hair types, washing your hair only once a week may lead to scalp irritation and build-up. — Carley Millhone, Health, 25 May 2026 Robert Romanus, as Damone, would scalp Ozzy Osbourne tickets to his grandmother, and yet deftly treads the tightrope between cockiness and desperation. — Gina Friedlande, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scalp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalp
  1. skull
  2. head
  3. cranium
  4. behead
  5. crown
  6. shorten
  7. prune
Noun
  • Anna Johnson’s 2015 Betulina Brooch, meanwhile, combines an egret skull with rainbow moonstones, raw diamonds, mica, shelf mushrooms, and silver.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In California in 2024, when Dalilah was 5 years old, she was hit by an 18-wheel tractor-trailer and suffered several critical injuries, including a broken femur and skull fractures.
    — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of skull
Verb
  • Nutting hired Cherington to run the Pirates baseball operations department heading into 2020.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But there were a few outliers suggesting the hurricane could head north into Southern California, raising concerns for the holiday weekend.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of head
Noun
  • In August 1983, workers in Prescott found a human cranium, a collection of non-human bones and a time capsule, Othram said.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Using Neanderthal cranium shapes to estimate specific brain regions’ volume, some investigators claimed to see signs of a mind with feeble linguistic abilities, poor executive function and an unremarkable memory.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of cranium
Verb
  • In connection with the beheading threat, he was arrested on suspicion of making an interstate threatening communication.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The next morning, the officers’ bodies are found, beheaded, lying in pools of their own blood.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of behead
Noun
  • Spent so much of the offseason trying to be the sport’s bad guy, only to watch Kiffin effortlessly snatch back his crown.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In Tulsa King season 4, expect to see Stallone’s character, Dwight, fight to keep his crown.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of crown
Verb
  • This can shorten the distance between a business requirement and an implementation, while leaving teams more time for design, integration and product decisions.
    — Boris Kontsevoi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That arrangement shortens the distance that signals need to travel between processing components.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of shorten
Verb
  • The plant tolerates pruning, but keep in mind that flowers will appear on new growth.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Hydrangeas that bloom on new wood can be pruned later, in late winter or early spring.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of prune

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