Synonyms and antonyms of Hairdressers and hairdressing in British Thesaurus

backcomb (verb)

to make your hair look thicker by holding it up and pushing it towards your head with a comb

barbershop (noun)

American a shop where men have their hair cut

blow-dry (verb)

to dry your hair with a hairdryer

braid (verb)

mainly American to plait someone’s hair

comb (noun)

British the process of making your hair tidy with a comb

comb (verb)

to make your hair tidy with a comb

comb out ()

to use a comb to make your hair smooth or straight

condition (verb)

to make your hair or skin feel smoother, softer, and more healthy by putting a substance on it

cornrow (verb)

to arrange hair in a style consisting of many rows of small tight plaits close to the head. These rows are called cornrows.

crimp (noun)

a shape like a small fold in your hair, made using heat from a special tool

crop (verb)

to cut someone’s hair very short

cut (noun)

the act of cutting someone’s hair

do up ()

to tie or arrange your hair in a particular way

do your teeth/hair/nails etc ()

to brush your teeth/arrange your hair/paint your fingernails etc

dress someone’s hair ()

to make someone’s hair look especially attractive by arranging it in a style and putting decorations in it

dye (verb)

to change the colour of something such as clothing or your hair using dye

fix (verb)

mainly American to arrange your hair or clothing so that you look nicer

gel (verb)

to put hair gel onto your hair

haircut (noun)

an act of cutting someone’s hair

highlight (verb)

to make parts of your hair a lighter colour by putting a chemical substance on them

layer (verb)

to cut someone’s hair in different lengths so that it forms layers that lie over one another

part (noun)

American a parting in your hair

part (verb)

to make a line on your head by brushing or combing your hair in two different directions

parting (noun)

British a line on your head that you make by brushing or combing your hair in two different directions. The American word is part.

perm (noun)

a chemical hair treatment that makes straight hair curly

perm (verb)

to use chemicals to make straight hair stay curly

permanent (noun)

American a perm

permanent wave (noun)

formal a perm

pile (verb)

if a woman’s hair is piled up, it is fastened to the top of her head rather than hanging down

plait (verb)

to twist three long lengths of hair, rope, wool etc over and under each other to make one single piece. The usual American word is braid

relax (verb)

to make curly hair straight using chemicals

salon (noun)

a place where you can have your hair cut and styled

scrape back ()

to tie your hair tightly so that it does not touch your face

scrunch-dry (verb)

to dry your hair with an electric dryer while squeezing parts of it with your hand to make it thick and curly

set (verb)

to arrange wet hair in a particular style so that it keeps that style when it becomes dry

set (noun)

the process of arranging wet hair in a particular style so that it keeps that style when it becomes dry

shampoo (noun)

an act of washing something using shampoo, especially your hair

shampoo (verb)

to wash your hair or to clean something using shampoo

sleek something down/back etc ()

to make something such as hair smooth and shiny

slick (verb)

to make something, especially hair, flat and shiny by putting water or oil on it

streak (verb)

to put lines of lighter colour in your hair

streaks (noun)

lines of a lighter colour that you put in your hair

sweep back ()

to put your hair into a style that keeps it away from your face

tease (verb)

American to backcomb your hair

tint (verb)

to change the colour of someone’s hair

tonsorial (adjective)

formal relating to the job or activity of cutting people’s hair

tousle (verb)

to make someone’s hair look untidy

trim (verb)

to cut something such as hair so that it looks tidy

trim (noun)

the act of trimming something, especially hair