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noun

plural of shag
as in bobs

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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
  • Why vintage curly bobs are coming back now Nostalgic hairstyles are everywhere right now, and retro curls are the obvious counter-move to the minimalist styling that owned the last few seasons.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • According to Pinterest, bobs will continue their reign—but length is making a comeback too.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bobs
Verb
  • The molten salt strategy skips that chemical detour entirely.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And deep sapphire gives the kind of counterculture cool girl who skips the gala hobnobbing for popping bottles with friends and stirring up good trouble around the town.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of skips
Noun
  • The bag features top handles and leather trims, and has a snap-button closure to conceal important essentials like a laptop and wallet.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The two entry-level trims use an 85-kW (114-hp) motor, while the three longer-range variants (with flash charging) get a 95-kW (127-hp) unit.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 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
  • October’s full moon follows September’s harvest moon, which marked when farmers would typically harvest their crops.
    — Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That agency plans to save water by leaving some fields dry and switching to crops that use less.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 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
  • While both goddess braids and boho braids are knotless styles with loose human or synthetic curls braided into some or all of the plaits, the amount of loose hair and where it’s placed is usually what’s up for debate.
    — Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of plaits
Verb
  • The screen leaps from LCD to OLED, the processor jumps from the A17 Pro to the A20 Pro, and the 2026 iPad mini is the first-ever waterproof tablet from Apple.
    — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Her subscription-only website features content that leaps over gender boundaries, and has pulled in fans around the globe.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaps
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