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# hairdo

noun (a hairdo, hairdos)

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

## Everyday

(informal) The way someone's hair is cut and styled, especially a special or fancy style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «hairdo» is a friendly, slightly old-fashioned word for a hairstyle, often for weddings, parties or school photos. In stories it can show a character's personality or be funny when the wind ruins it. Phrases: a new hairdo, a fancy hairdo.

### Examples

- Mum got a new hairdo for the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x1)
- The wind wrecked Auntie's hairdo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x2)
- My sister's hairdo has plaits and ribbons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x3)
- Look at the funny hairdos in Grandad's old photos! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x4)
- The singer is famous for her big hairdo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x5)
- I want a short hairdo for the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hairdo/#x6)

### Note

Plural: hairdos. Informal. Similar: hairstyle, haircut. A «hairdresser» does a hairdo; a «barber» cuts mostly men's and boys' hair.

## On Mova

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