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HAIRBRUSH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hairbrush mean?
• HAIRBRUSH (noun)
The noun HAIRBRUSH has 1 sense:
1. a brush used to groom a person's hair
Familiarity information: HAIRBRUSH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brush used to groom a person's hair
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hairbrush" is a kind of...):
brush (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
Context examples
Close contact or sharing personal belongings, such as hats or hairbrushes, puts people at risk.
(Head Lice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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