hairbrushes

Grooming items, bristled

Hairbrushes are brushes designed for grooming hair—smoothing, detangling, or styling.

The word appears when distinguishing from other brush types or when multiple brushes are involved: She keeps three hairbrushes in her bathroom.

A hairbrush may also serve as an improvised paddle for spanking.

grooming

bristles

Coarse animal hairs

scalp · tangles · paddle · round · vent · boar · nylon · static · blowdry · smoothing

tools

palette

Surface for mixing pigments

blending · dusting · texture · gesso · varnish · splatter · streaking · stenciling · craft

Categories
Opposites
grooming tool type

hairbrushescombs

Toothed grooming tools

picks · razors · clippers · scissors

hair care approach

hairbrushesneglect

Failure to provide care

tangles · matted hair · dreadlocks

Family

hairbrush, hairbrushing

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G