SHAGS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of shag

as in bobs

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shags

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verb

present tense third-person singular of shag

as in skips

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Noun

Prompts for bangs are up 60 percent as a category, led by wispy bangs (up 260 percent) and curtain bangs (up 100 percent), alongside a rise in more dramatic cuts like bobs and pixie cuts.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Cooler weather calls for longer lengths (though bobs are still très chic and very much welcome) and warmer, richer color.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bobs

Verb

That record runs the gamut from straight-ahead, anthemic ragers to more tongue-in-cheek ruminations on life’s bumps and skips.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
The narrative skips back and forth in time, among these relationships and other failed dating attempts.

— Laura Kipnis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of skips

Noun

Similarly, applying salty whey to land can affect crops and soil health.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Drought has disrupted berry crops and other natural food sources that bears depend on, sending them closer to humans and into garage cans, bird feeders and chicken coops.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of crops

Verb

The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

Definition of springs

Noun

While both goddess braids and boho braids are knotless styles with loose human or synthetic curls braided into some or all of the plaits, the amount of loose hair and where it’s placed is usually what’s up for debate.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Her glossy hair, braided into two plaits, hung down over her shoulders in a style unusual for young girls these days.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaits

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Cornered, Zeka leaps onto a balcony and meets Vlora, a woman from a remote village trying to disappear for reasons of her own in a story described as a redemption tale.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Batista leaps and pirouettes through the modern 8,400-square-foot residence, which was designed by Métrica Architects.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026

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