curling iron

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Word: Curling Iron

Definition: A curling iron is a cylindrical metal tool that gets hot and is used to curl hair. You wrap a section of your hair around the heated part, and when you release it, the hair is curled.

Usage Instructions:

1. Preparation: Start with clean, dry hair. You can use hair spray or a heat protectant to help your curls last longer and protect your hair from heat damage.
2. Sectioning Hair: Divide your hair into smaller sections for easier curling.
3. Using the Curling Iron:
   • Plug in the curling iron and wait for it to heat up.
   • Take a small section of hair and wrap it around the heated barrel of the curling iron.
   • Hold it there for a few seconds (usually around 10-15 seconds) depending on how tight you want the curl.
   • Carefully release the hair from the curling iron and let the curl cool for a moment before touching it.
4. Finishing Touches: You can use hair spray to hold the curls in place.

Example:

• "She used a curling iron to create beautiful waves in her hair for the party."

Advanced Usage:

• In professional hair styling, different types of curling irons (like those with different barrel sizes) can create various types of curls, from tight ringlets to loose waves.

Word Variants:

1. Curling (verb): The action of wrapping hair around the curling iron (e.g., "She is curling her hair").
2. Curl (noun): The shape that hair takes when it is curled (e.g., "Her hair has lovely curls").

Different Meanings:

• Curl (verb): To form into a spiral or curved shape (e.g., "The smoke curled up into the air").
• Curl (noun): A lock or strand of hair that is spiraled (e.g., "She has a curl falling over her forehead").

Synonyms:

• Hair curler
• Hair styling tool

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• Curl up: This can mean to sit or lie in a curled position (e.g., "She likes to curl up with a book on rainy days").
• Curl one's hair: To be very surprised or shocked (e.g., "The news will curl your hair!").

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Noun

1. a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it