cowlick
Hair defying gravity
A cowlick is a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest, typically sticking up or lying flat against the natural flow.
The word evokes the swirled pattern left when a cow licks its calf.
Cowlicks are most noticeable at the hairline or crown: No amount of gel could tame his cowlick.
Cluster joined below
- forelockFront hair strand
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- swirlRotating, curving movement
- sprigSmall stem with leaves
wisp · strand · lock · crown · hairline · parting · bangs · fringe
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- endearingArousing fondness or affection
- boyishResembling a young lad
disheveled · tousled · charming · youthful · Dennis the Menace · unruly · mischievous · scruffy
Waxy styling grease
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- mousseAiry whipped preparation
- hairsprayAerosol styling fixative
- combToothed grooming implement
brush · blow-dry · flatiron · taming · smoothing · slicking · stubborn · unmanageable
Science of hereditary transmission
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
growth pattern · congenital · natural · inborn · developmental · dermatology · keratin
tuft
Cluster joined below
sprig · wisp · strand · lock · crown · hairline · parting · bangs · fringe · scalp
quirk
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- endearingArousing fondness or affection
boyish · disheveled · tousled · charming · youthful · Dennis the Menace · unruly · mischievous · scruffy · unkempt
pomade
Waxy styling grease
comb · brush · blow-dry · flatiron · taming · smoothing · slicking · stubborn · unmanageable · resistant
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- hereditaryPassed through generations
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- DNAHereditary code molecule
trait · growth pattern · congenital · natural · inborn · developmental · dermatology · keratin
- horse markingsblaze, snip, star, stripe, stocking
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- body lorepalm reading, palmistry, phrenology, physiognomy, face reading
- tuftsclumps, wisps, bunches, fluff, down
- abnormalitiesmalformation, deformation, anomaly, birth defect, abnormal growth