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shags 1 of 2

noun

plural of shag
as in bobs

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shags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shag
as in skips

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shags
  1. bobs
  2. skips
  3. trims
  4. lopes
  5. crops
  6. springs
  7. plaits
  8. leaps
Noun
  • Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cooler weather calls for longer lengths (though bobs are still très chic and very much welcome) and warmer, richer color.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of bobs
Verb
  • Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The doc skips in disappointing haste over head-turning early films The Grim Reaper and Before the Revolution, and the potent 1970 telemovie The Spider’s Stratagem.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of skips
Noun
  • What’s even crazier is that people can choose between DiSus-A and DiSus-M trims.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • TrailSport trims bring out the Passport's off-roading potential.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of trims
Verb
  • After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lopes
Noun
  • This year’s Super El Niño has raised questions about the Vietnamese and Brazilian coffee crops.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And widespread adoption by farmers is challenging because perennial crops don’t yield as much, harvesting can be difficult and the market still is developing.
    — Joshua A. Bickel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of crops
Verb
  • The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Definition of springs
Noun
  • Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Bobby’s is a flouncy skirt and a knotted shirt straight out of the early-aughts MTV Movie & TV Awards, and Elizabeth’s is a full-length dress made out of brown faux leather with a bunch of long plaits swinging off it.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Definition of plaits
Verb
  • Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Batista leaps and pirouettes through the modern 8,400-square-foot residence, which was designed by Métrica Architects.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of leaps
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“Shags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shags. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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