hair locks

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   The hair on a person's head, especially when it is long, thick, or hangs in separate pieces.

   Grammar: Used as a plural noun; it does not have a singular form in this sense.

   Patterns

   • long hair locks
   • flowing hair locks
   • her hair locks

   Her hair locks fell over her shoulders as she ran.

   He brushed his hair locks back with one hand.

   The wind blew her hair locks across her face.

2. 2nounplural

   Separate bunches or strands of hair, especially when cut or arranged.

   Grammar: Often used when talking about several separate pieces of hair.

   Patterns

   • a few hair locks
   • cut hair locks
   • hair locks of a child

   She kept a few hair locks from her baby's first haircut.

   The hairdresser pinned up the hair locks before styling.

   He found some hair locks in the brush.

Common combinations

long hair locks

She has beautiful long hair locks.

flowing hair locks

The model's flowing hair locks moved in the breeze.

golden hair locks

The princess had golden hair locks.

cut hair locks

The stylist cut the hair locks into a new shape.

Synonyms and how they differ

tresses

A literary word for long hair, often used in poetry or romance writing; 'hair locks' is more neutral.

locks

A shorter form that usually means the same thing, but can also mean a single curl or strand.

mane

Used for a person's long, thick hair in a humorous or admiring way, or for an animal's neck hair.

Word family

lock noun

A single piece of hair that hangs or curls.

hairlock noun

A single lock of hair, usually written as one word.

Commonly confused: hair locks or hairlock?

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