haircut

Thân thiện

A child gets a haircut at the barbershop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of cutting the hair: The process or service of trimming or shaping someone's hair.
   • The style in which hair has been cut: The particular shape, length, and arrangement of hair resulting from a cut.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • I need to get a haircut before my job interview. (This refers to the act/service of cutting.)
  • He has a very modern haircut. (This refers to the resulting style.)

Advanced Usage

• "to get a haircut": This is the standard phrase for receiving the service of having one's hair cut.
  • She gets a haircut every six weeks.
• "a bad/good haircut": Used to describe the quality or appeal of the resulting hairstyle.
  • He was unhappy with his bad haircut.

Variants and Related Words

• Haircutting (noun): The activity or profession of cutting hair.
  • She is studying haircutting at beauty school.
• Haircutter (noun): A person who cuts hair; a barber or hairstylist (less common).
  • The haircutter did an excellent job.

Synonyms

• Trim (noun): A slight haircut to neaten the ends.
• Hairstyle (noun): The way hair is arranged, which can be the result of a cut and/or styling.
• Clipping (noun): The act of cutting, especially with clippers.

Related Phrases

• "to give someone a haircut": To perform the act of cutting another person's hair.
  • My father used to give me haircuts when I was a boy.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of cutting the hair
2. the style in which hair has been cut