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noun

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verb

as in to brush

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Recent Examples of shampoo
Noun
Use three-in-one shampoo for the rest of your life, or no heat protectant for the rest of your life? — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025 De-Fog Mirrors Before getting in the shower and using shampoo on your hair, use shampoo to prevent your bathroom mirror from fogging up from the shower’s humidity. — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
James applies it directly onto the scalp after shampooing and conditioning, lifting hair section by section, gently giving hair a little shake to disperse it and then massaging it in with fingers. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Ellis, for one, recommends shampooing your hair in two rounds—otherwise known as a double shampoo—to thoroughly remove product build-up. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shampoo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shampoo
  1. scrub
  2. brush
  3. soap
  4. rinse
  5. solvent
  6. mop
  7. comb
  8. wash
Noun
  • The two stood proud in their black scrubs — a departure from the typical pink scrubs worn in the department.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Some are directly manufactured by humans, such as beads in exfoliating scrubs or glitter.
    — Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of scrub
Verb
  • One micro-braided tendril brushed her face and a few were left free of the bun to fall over her shoulders.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Coat an 8-inch round cake pan with olive oil, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, and lightly brush the parchment with olive oil.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of brush
Noun
  • Wash the area with soap and water to remove any remaining toxin.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is one of the best ways to prevent spread.
    — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of soap
Verb
  • After rinsing, use a cleaver or a very sharp knife to cut the beef tendon into 3- to 4-inch pieces.
    — Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Pour 1/2 cup water into the roasting pan and rinse; pour this liquid into the soup pot. 5: Add tomato, potato, celery, parsnip, whole parsley sprigs, salt, thyme, garlic, bay leaf, and peppercorns to the pot.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of rinse
Noun
  • By adding tiny crystals of this contraceptive to this solvent, the team created a shot that could assemble into a solid drug deposit after injection without large additions of polymers.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Those carcinogenic solvents currently require energy-intensive evaporation to safely recycle them.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of solvent
Verb
  • Throw in a user-friendly phone app, a smart feature of avoiding carpets while mopping, all at a huge 39% price drop.
    — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
  • No air purifier can completely purify your home air, so taking other steps like regularly vacuuming, mopping, and dusting is equally important.3 4.
    — Daniel More, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of mop
Verb
  • Nearly a week after the quake, searchers in neighbouring Thailand hunting for survivors combed a mountain of debris left after a skyscraper in the capital, Bangkok, collapsed while under construction.
    — Reuters, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Tasking Leave-in Hair Treatment and combed through her entire head for an even application.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of comb
Verb
  • An employee was seen sneezing directly into their hand and returning to work without washing their hands.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Because what’s really getting washed is the film as the paint rests safely beneath it.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of wash

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