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noun

Definition of shampoonext
as in scrub

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verb

as in to brush

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Recent Examples of shampoo
Noun
Temporary root sprays, powders, sticks and wands can camouflage individual grays or larger areas until your next shampoo. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 Here are the best post-swim haircare products, including shampoo that gets green out, a treatment that revitalizes post-summer strands, and a hair mask that acts like a swim cap. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
Most people benefit from using conditioner after shampooing, Goh says. — Erica Sweeney, Time, 27 May 2026 Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble suggests every two to three days, and adds that kinky, natural coily hair should be conditioned before shampooing. — Aimee Simeon, Glamour, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shampoo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shampoo
  1. scrub
  2. brush
  3. soap
  4. rinse
  5. solvent
  6. mop
  7. comb
  8. wash
Noun
  • On top of the $255 registration fee, the 26-year-old bartender also had to pay for a background check, scrubs, a stethoscope, special shoes and a state certification exam — all while working half as much to make time for her classes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Rinse your hands with clean water to remove any loose debris, apply enough soap to make a good lather, and scrub all surfaces, including between fingers, under fingernails and above wrists.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrub
Verb
  • Amid this backdrop, cybersecurity companies have skyrocketed in value as businesses recognize the security need and have managed to brush off earlier disruption concerns that rattled the broader software sector this year.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Kusama was called pop, avant-garde, feminist, just to name some of the categories thrown at her, most of which Kusama brushed off as not quite representative of her art.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of brush
Noun
  • Rinse your hands with clean water to remove any loose debris, apply enough soap to make a good lather, and scrub all surfaces, including between fingers, under fingernails and above wrists.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For soap scum, Williams likes to spray peroxide directly on it and then spread a light layer of baking soda over the top.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of soap
Verb
  • According to Typology, apply the serum directly to your eyelashes and eyebrows, and do not rinse.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But their work is less likely to become clichéd, because any stale fixations will always be rinsed and refreshed by the real.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rinse
Noun
  • The dream of creating an honest consensus now works as a kind of acid, a solvent dismantling the capacity for coordination.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The solvent breaks apart dirt and grease molecules and evaporates quickly to leave windows streak-free.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of solvent
Verb
  • The women went to the bathroom to mop the bottoms of their eyes, where their makeup was smeared from crying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • Its roller has 24 water ports that spin at 270 rpm, or nine times per second, to mop your floors up.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of mop
Verb
  • Attorneys for the city, petitioners and objectors have combed through Kane County voter registration records, according to Raymond Esquivel, Kane County director of elections.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Trump likely does not comb through his budget requests line-by-line, especially for a civil space agency.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of comb
Verb
  • People pointed to enormous rocks that had been washed downriver during the earlier floods, as others standing on a suspension bridge over the water were warned off with whistles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some pointed to enormous rocks washed downriver during the earlier floods, while others standing on a suspension bridge were warned off with whistles.
    — Victoria Milko, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of wash

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