Meaning & use
hair mousse
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Meaning
nouncountable or uncountable
A light foam that you put on your hair to give it shape, volume, or hold.
Grammar: Can be countable (a hair mousse) or uncountable (use hair mousse); the plural is hair mousses.
Patterns
- use hair mousse
- put hair mousse on something
- a can of hair mousse
She put some hair mousse on her hands and worked it through her wet hair.
This hair mousse gives fine hair more body without making it stiff.
He bought a can of hair mousse before the party.
Word forms
| plural | hair mousses |
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Common combinations
- apply hair mousse
- Apply hair mousse to damp hair before blow-drying.
- a can of hair mousse
- There is an old can of hair mousse in the bathroom cabinet.
- extra-hold hair mousse
- Use extra-hold hair mousse if you want the style to last all day.
- work hair mousse through something
- Work the hair mousse through your hair with your fingers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- styling foam
- A more general term for foam products used to style hair; 'hair mousse' is the usual everyday word.
- gel
- A thicker, wetter product that gives a stronger, shinier hold; mousse is lighter and adds volume.
Commonly confused: hair mousse or mouse? hair mousse or moose?
hair mousse vs mouse
A small animal or a computer device. 'Mousse' ends with -sse and is pronounced /muːs/.
hair mousse vs moose
A large deer. It is spelled with -oo- and pronounced /muːs/ too, so check the spelling in writing.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Hair mousse' is the correct spelling for the styling foam. 'Mouse' and 'moose' are different words, and 'mouss' is not an English spelling.
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