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FRIZZ

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of being formed into small tight curls

Example:

her hair was in a frizz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("frizz" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

frizzy ((of hair) in small tight curls)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Curl tightly

Example:

crimp hair

Synonyms:

crape; crimp; frizz; frizzle; kink; kink up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "frizz" is one way to...):

curl; wave (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They frizz their hair

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