combover
Bald spot camouflage
A combover is a hairstyle that attempts to cover a bald spot by growing hair long on one side and combing it across the scalp.
The style rarely fools anyone and often invites ridicule: His combover flapped in the wind.
Also spelled comb-over.
Moving away from observer
- thinningReducing density or number
- hairlineScalp-skin boundary
- scalpSkin covering skull
- alopeciaPathological follicle loss
follicles · pattern · baldness · transplant · minoxidil · finasteride · temples · crown
Uncertainty about oneself
- egoOne's self-image
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- denialRefusal to accept reality
embarrassment · self-image · appearance · superficiality · preening · mirror · aging · midlife
Identity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- maskingConcealing by covering
hiding · coverage · pretense · denial · self-deception · transparency · obvious · futile
Smoothed with oil
- pomadeWaxy styling grease
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- partingAct of leaving another
- barbershopHair-cutting establishment
barber · scissors · sweep · strands · arrangement · positioning · layering · direction
receding
Moving away from observer
alopecia · follicles · pattern · baldness · transplant · minoxidil · finasteride · temples · crown · vertex
insecurity
Uncertainty about oneself
- egoOne's self-image
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
denial · embarrassment · self-image · appearance · superficiality · preening · mirror · aging · midlife · desperation
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
masking · hiding · coverage · pretense · denial · self-deception · transparency · obvious · futile · unconvincing
slicked
Smoothed with oil
barbershop · barber · scissors · sweep · strands · arrangement · positioning · layering · direction · plastered
- baldnessbald, baldness, balding, bald spot, bald patch
combovershaved head
Hairless scalp by choice
bald · buzz cut · full head of hair · chrome dome · cue ball
combovergoing natural