Hairbrush
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hairbrush is a noun meaning A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair.
Meaning
A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To spank with a hairbrush.
Example Sentences
Do you know what it’s like, Brannan, to be flogged and hairbrushed, kicked and cursed every day of your school life? I’m treated worse than a dog and nobody gives a damn—least of all the masters.
Bad feeding, adolescence—always a dangerous period for the male—and the brutality and bestiality in the dormitories made life a hell on earth. An apathy settled on me. I withered. I learned nothing; I did nothing. I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night.
Word Forms
- hairbrushes
- hair-brush
- hair brush
- hairbrushing
- hairbrushed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brush, toothbrush, eraser, hair brush, detangler, wirebrush.
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