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# haircut

noun (a haircut, haircuts)

«haircut» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The act of having your hair cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#m1)
2. The style or shape in which your hair is cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children go to a hairdresser or barber for a haircut; they may feel nervous or happy afterwards. In stories, a new haircut can show a change in a character. Phrases: «get a haircut», «need a haircut», «a new haircut», «have a haircut».

### Examples

- I'm getting a haircut on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x1)
- Do you like my new haircut? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x2)
- My dad gave me a haircut in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x3)
- You need a haircut — your hair is in your eyes! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x4)
- The barber gave him a short haircut for the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x5)
- My sister cried after a bad haircut, but it grew back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x6)
- The dog had a haircut too, at the dog groomer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x7)
- Never cut your own hair with sharp scissors without an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/#x8)

### Note

Countable; one word. «Get/have a haircut» means someone else cuts it. A hairdresser cuts mainly women's and children's hair; a barber, mainly men's — but both do all.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «haircut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/haircut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«haircut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/haircut.html) on Mova free.