SHAMPOOS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of shampoo

as in solvents

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shampoo

as in rinses

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Noun

For more of the brand’s best collections, check out frizz-fighting shampoos, bond repair strengtheners, deep conditioners, dry shampoo, and serums below. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

But the results lined up with recent findings showing possible links between autism and exposure to metals and certain solvents during pregnancy or early childhood, including a solvent called methylene chloride.

— Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025

Definition of solvents

Noun

The Scully’s Lab set recreates Scully’s classroom lab at the FBI National Academy and includes a minifigure of Anderson’s character in her lab coat and scrubs.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Dave Dombrowski, Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies are an aging team with a roster filled with stars and scrubs.

— Jim Bowden, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of scrubs

Noun

The now-recognizable reality TV star — who is well recognized for her time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — went on to appear in other soaps like Melrose Place.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Her favorite things to shop from the brand are its hand soaps, candles, hand sanitizers, wallflowers fragrance refills, and shower steamers.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of soaps

Verb

Undersides of Furniture While virtually everyone vacuums around and under furniture, the underside rarely gets tended to.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 27 July 2026
Robot vacuums One of Shark’s robot vacuums that has a HEPA filter is the Shark PowerDetect Self-Empty Robot Vacuum.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of vacuums

Verb

Another founder, Sheridan Clayborne, built an AI agent that combs the internet for the best credit card and banking deals, netting him thousands of dollars.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
Zayas also combs through the dark web, a criminal haven on the internet where anonymous threat actors try to cause real-world harm.

— Heather Abbott, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of combs

Verb

Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.

— Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026

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