barbershop - a place where men get their hair cut

I'm taking my brother to the barbershop tomorrow to get his hair cut before school starts on Monday.

hair salon - a place where men and women get their hair cut

When I was little, I didn't like going to the hair salon with my mother because it smelled of chemicals and hair spray.

curly - not straight; wavy; hair that curls

He has curly hair and has to keep it short or it'll look messy.

Afro - a thick hairstyle with very tight curls sticking out all around the head; bushy hairstyle with curly hair

I'm tired of wearing my hair straight. I'm letting it grow out naturally into an Afro.

buzz cut - a haircut given with a razor or a machine normally used for men's shaving to leave the hair very, very short

When my brother went into the military, they gave him a buzz cut.

dreadlocks - a hairstyle in which all the hair is braided into long, thin braids

Dreadlocks take a long time to create, but don't require a lot of care afterwards.

sides - the right and left sides of the head; the area around the ears

Did you see the drummer for that band? He has blue hair in the middle and pink hair on the sides!

bangs - the part of the hair that covers part of one's forehead

This kind of dog has long bangs that covers his eyes and makes it hard for him to see.

an inch off the collar - to cut hair so that it stops an inch above the shirt collar

The school has a very strict dress code and requires that all male students cut their hair at least an inch off the collar.

above the ears - the area around the top of the ears

Oh no! The barber cut the two sides above the ears to different lengths, and the left side definitely looks shorter than the right.

sideburns - strips of hair grown by men on each side of the face in front of the ears

Long sideburns were a popular style back in the 70's.

part - the line where the two sides of hair are separated on someone's head

My cousin wears his part on the left to cover a scar on the right side of his forehead.

trim - cutting off a little hair

I told the hair stylist that I wanted a trim, but he cut off three inches of my hair!

to shave - to use a razor or a men's shaving device to take off all the hair

I'm afraid of shaving without an electric razor because I might cut myself.

bald - having no hair

Benjamin likes being bald because he doesn't have to worry about drying his hair after he swims.

Mohawk - a hairstyle with most of the hair shaved, except for a line along the middle of the head

When my brother walked in to the house with a Mohawk, my mother almost had a heart attack.

215 - Getting a Men's Haircut

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