Thesaurus results for COMB-OVER

comb-over

noun

Definition of comb-over

as in hairdo

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Recent Examples of comb-over In a particularly Ethan Hunt-ish twist, the actor wears a rubbery disguise—a potbellied suit, a scraggly gray comb-over, and a smattering of old-guy makeup. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Schein directs the show with tongue firmly planted in cheek, so there are many amusing sight gags (like an atrocious comb-over wig). — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 Then, on the front row of Jeremy Scott’s spring-summer 2013 show, her effortless comb-over bob turned messy hair into a beauty statement. — Essence, 4 Dec. 2025 Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt, a jacket and a comb-over hairstyle. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 Her speed keeps the plot aloft and, yes, covers some occasional thinness, in the manner of a comedy comb-over. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Presented here, through some visual trickery, as a diminutive schlump with a hideous comb-over, Hawke doesn’t exactly disappear into the role, which strikes me as fortuitous and perhaps deliberate. — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Excited fans got a sneak peek of Hunnam dressed as Gein on set, complete with trousers, a plaid shirt and jacket and a comb-over hairstyle. — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 Because Smith already looked rather similar to a young Chase, the hair department was able to recreate the latter’s distinct rectangular hairline and floppy comb-over style by zhuzhing Smith’s natural hair. — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 14 Oct. 2024

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Noun

The way to achieve the hairdo is by focusing the volume at the crown of the head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
And that includes taking his signature hairdo and slapping it on an airline.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hairdo

Noun

The department said all three victims are in the same family and that an argument over a haircut escalated into a physical altercation, during which police said guns were drawn and shots were fired.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The butterfly haircut Farrah Fawcett’s layers are still going strong almost half a century on.

— Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of haircut

Noun

To this day, there are white club kids in New York who are in the club talking in black-ccents and wearing imitations of black people’s hairstyles.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
But as Huettl had the social media savvy to keep posting her hairstyles for the internet to see, what started out as a small bonding moment soon became a viral sensation.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hairstyle

Noun

Rounding things out is a zesty yellow graphics package that was designed in-house, a full ducktail rear wing, and a set of bespoke wheels from Brixton wrapped in chunky off-road tires.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
The trimaran theme and track lights are repeated in the rear apron between a floating diffuser and striking ducktail spoiler.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 June 2026

Definition of ducktail

Noun

From across the barbecue pit, see an Elvis impersonator, full pompadour over skinny jeans, plus a girlfriend who looks exactly like Priscilla.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Now 71, Funderburgh still rocks a pompadour — albeit smaller and streaked with silver — that once inspired former bandmate Mike Judge to sketch Beavis.

— Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of pompadour

Noun

While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.

— Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.

— Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021

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