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brush cut

brush cut noun: a closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.

Noun

brush cut (plural brush cuts)

  1. (hairstyling) A closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
    • He wore a brush cut that looked like static electricity firing up from his pink skull.1999 April 4, Lance Morrow, “The Balkans' Heritage of Hatred”, in Time

Synonyms of brush cut

Forms of brush cut

pluralbrush cuts
alternative formbrushcut

Questions about brush cut

What does brush cut mean?
Brush cut means a closely-cropped male haircut in which the hairs stick upward, like the short bristles of a brush.
What part of speech is brush cut?
Brush cut is a noun.
What is the plural of brush cut?
The plural of brush cut is brush cuts.

Words near brush cut in the dictionary

  1. brush bronzewing
  2. brush by
  3. brush coral
  4. brush cuckoo
  5. brush cuckoos
  6. brush cut
  7. brush cuts
  8. brush down
  9. brush fence
  10. brush fences
  11. brush fire

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