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Synonyms for shampoo
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : sham-poo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃæmˈpu |
Top 10 synonyms for shampoo Other synonyms for the word shampoo
- ablution
- absterge
- bath
- bathe
- blot
- brush up
- bubble
- cauterize
- clarify
- clean up
- cleanse
- cleansing
- clear the decks
- deodorize
- depurate
- deterge
- dip
- dirty clothes
- do the dishes
- do the laundry
- do up
- edulcorate
- elutriate
- erase
- expunge
- expurgate
- fresh up
- freshen up
- hackle
- hose
- imbue
- immerse
- lap
- launder
- laundering
- lave
- moisten
- mop
- neaten
- pick
- pick up
- polish
- purge
- purify
- rake
- rasp
- refine
- rinse
- rout out
- sanitize
- scald
- scour
- scrape
- scrub
- shake out
- shampoo
- shine
- shower
- slosh
- soak
- soap
- sponge
- spruce up
- starch
- sterilize
- straighten up
- swab
- sweep
- take a bath
- take a shower
- tidy up
- tub
- vacuum
- wash
- wash up
- washing
- wet
- whisk
- winnow
- wipe
Définition of shampoo
Origin :- 1762, "to massage," from Anglo-Indian shampoo, from Hindi champo, imperative of champna "to press, knead the muscles," perhaps from Sanskrit capayati "pounds, kneads." Meaning "wash the hair" first recorded 1860; extended 1954 to carpets, upholstery, etc. Related: Shampooed; shampooing.
- As in wash : noun laundry, bath
- As in wash : verb bathe, clean
- As in lave : verb wash
- As in clean : verb make undirty, uncluttered
- The girls say that I can shampoo and manicure as well as a professional.
- Extract from : « 'Smiles' » by Eliot H. Robinson
- Nobody knows till they try it what virtue there is in a shampoo.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn
- Then he suggested a shampoo, and said my hair needed it badly, very badly.
- Extract from : « Sketches New and Old, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- He was busy trying to get rid of his shampoo, which had been unusually severe.
- Extract from : « Baseball Joe at Yale » by Lester Chadwick
- Perhaps your husband will be so amiable as to shampoo my cat!
- Extract from : « Zut and Other Parisians » by Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Yes,” responded the waiter in a dignified manner, “but not a shampoo.
- Extract from : « Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I » by Various
- Take 'em after a shampoo, and they're a sight, even the good-lookin' ones.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Tree's Will » by Laura E. Richards
- I sent for Kanunla to come and shampoo my father, who gradually got worse.
- Extract from : « In the Andamans and Nicobars » by C. Boden Kloss
- Occasionally you will care to have a shampoo, but that is as you feel.
- Extract from : « The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker » by John Strange Winter
- He had been to the barber's, had his whiskers and mustache trimmed, his hair cut, and a shampoo.
- Extract from : « Fast as the Wind » by Nat Gould
Antonyms for shampoo
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