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Synonyms for tress

  • noun

Most common

twist braid plait hair

All synonyms

Noun

1. Braid — A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet

braid, plait, curl, ringlet, lock, twist

Other

hair

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.

Forms

Plural
tresses → braids, plaits, curls, ringlets…

Example sentences

  • twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
  • braid To braid the rope only after the thief is caught.
  • plait Mum, I want you to plait my hair.
  • hair The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tresssteady
twistrising
braidrising
plaitrising
hairrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hair1, lock1, curl1
5 letters
twist1, braid1, plait1
7 letters
ringlet

In other languages

Français
tresse
Italiano
codino
Deutsch
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