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noun

plural of shag
as in bobs

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shags

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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. springs
  5. crops
  6. leaps
  7. plaits
  8. bounds
Noun
  • The actor and beauty entrepreneur treats her hair like a daily ritual, customizing it into Pinterest-worthy styles—geometric bobs!
    — Brianna J. Heath, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
  • From blunt bobs to layered shags, these are some of the best short hairstyles for thick hair to try this year.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026
Definition of bobs
Verb
  • Commerce production assistant Hailey Roy, who has 3C curls, actually skips a hot tool altogether.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Artificial wildflowers for a softer, seasonal accent that skips the upkeep of fresh cuts.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of skips
Noun
  • Weavabel, a packaging and trims company, said in a recent statement that one of the biggest practical challenges for fashion brands will be bringing together accurate information from multiple suppliers and packaging formats.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Upper trims offer more features for prices that are still attractive.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of trims
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
  • The crops don’t magically spring from the ground because someone has watched a YouTube video about regenerative agriculture.
    — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • These crops have fewer pests, or where needed, they can be picked off or treated with natural insecticides.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of crops
Verb
  • This week the madness leaps from the stage to the screen as Stamptown premieres its first Netflix special Tuesday.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lexus isn’t a name that leaps to mind when most auto enthusiasts think about performance, but the Japanese luxury marque is responsible for one of the best sports cars of the century.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaps
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
  • With the sprightly energy of a schoolboy, Jean-Paul Doron bounds into an empty creek, his red suede shoes scraping pale rocks.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Definition of bounds
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