Definition

1. Noun:
   • A grooming tool for hair: A hairbrush is a handheld device with bristles or pins set into a base, designed specifically for smoothing, styling, or detangling a person's hair.

Usage

• A hairbrush is used primarily for personal grooming to manage hair.
• It is typically used on dry or damp hair, as opposed to a comb which may be used on wet hair.
• The action of using it is expressed with the verb "to brush": .

Examples

• Noun:
  • She picked up her hairbrush to smooth her tangled hair.
  • A good hairbrush can help distribute natural oils from the scalp to the ends of the hair.
  • I can't find my hairbrush; have you seen it?

Advanced Usage

• "To give one's hair a brush": To brush one's hair briefly.
  • She gave her hair a quick brush before leaving the house.

Variants and Related Words

• Brush (n): A more general term for a tool with bristles, used for hair, painting, cleaning, etc.
  • A paintbrush, a toothbrush, a hairbrush.
• Paddle brush (n): A type of hairbrush with a flat, rectangular base.
• Round brush (n): A cylindrical hairbrush often used for adding volume or curls when blow-drying.
• Detangling brush (n): A hairbrush designed specifically to remove knots without breaking hair.

Synonyms

• Grooming brush: A brush used for personal care.
• (Hair) styling brush: Emphasizes its use in shaping hairstyles.

Antonyms / Contrasting Objects

• Comb: A flat tool with teeth, used for arranging or untangling hair.
• Rake: A tool with a long handle and teeth, used for gathering leaves or loosening soil (contrasts in function and form).

Noun

1. a brush used to groom a person's hair