Meaning & use
spit curl hairstyle
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Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A hairstyle in which a small curl of hair is shaped to lie flat against the cheek or forehead.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a spit curl hairstyle' or 'spit curl hairstyles'.
Patterns
- wear a spit curl hairstyle
- a spit curl hairstyle with a curl on each cheek
She wore a spit curl hairstyle with a single curl pasted to her cheek.
The dancer's spit curl hairstyle stayed in place all evening.
For the party, he tried a spit curl hairstyle that looked straight out of an old movie.
Word forms
| plural | spit curl hairstyles |
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Common combinations
- wear a spit curl hairstyle
- She decided to wear a spit curl hairstyle to the retro party.
- a spit curl hairstyle with curls
- He asked for a spit curl hairstyle with curls on both sides.
- a classic spit curl hairstyle
- The singer is known for her classic spit curl hairstyle.
- style hair into a spit curl hairstyle
- The stylist styled her hair into a spit curl hairstyle.
Synonyms and how they differ
- spit curl
- This names just the curl itself, while 'spit curl hairstyle' refers to the whole arrangement of hair.
- ringlet
- A ringlet is a long hanging curl, not the flat, pasted curl of a spit curl hairstyle.
Word family
- spit curl noun
- a single small curl of hair worn flat against the skin
Commonly confused: spit curl hairstyle or spit curl?
spit curl hairstyle vs spit curl
'Spit curl' is the curl; 'spit curl hairstyle' is the full style built around it.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'spit curl hairstyle' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Spit curl hairstyle' is a noun phrase for a way of arranging hair, so it fits as the object of 'wore'. The other options use it as a verb or in unrelated contexts, which is not grammatical.
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