cowlick
61wisp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bundle; tuft, lock. See assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tuft, cluster, shred, a few strands, lock, bit, shock, cowlick, stray lock, scolding locks. III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. strand, shred …
62bang — I n 1. explosion, boom, crash, report, shot, burst, discharge, salvo; clap, thunderclap, peal; whang, clangor, clang, clash; thump, plump, thud, Inf. whomp. 2. stroke, hit, smack, rap, knock, buffet, blow, cuff, box, Inf. wallop; slam, slap,… …
63shock — I n 1. blow, jar, jolt, turn, start, staggering blow; impact, brunt, clash, collision, crash, Inf. crack up, Inf. smash up, Inf. crunch; appulse, bump, encounter, jostle, jounce, brush, bounce, jerk; assault, attack, offense, insult. 2. agitation …
64strand — I v 1. shore, ground, run ashore or aground; beach, shipwreck, wreck, maroon, Inf. pile up, cast away. 2. leave, abandon, desert, quit, give up; leave alone, leave high and dry, turn one s back on, leave in the lurch, forsake. n 3. shore, coast,… …
65tuft — n 1. bunch, cluster, clump, thatch, batch, wisp; brush, pompon, plume, tassel, feather, Ornith. plumule; knot, topknot, knob, crest, scalp lock, elf lock, pompadour, shock, forelock, cowlick, mop. 2. thicket, copse, grove, Chiefly Brit. coppice,… …
66hair — [n] threadlike growth on animate being beard, bristle, cilium, coiffure, cowlick, cut, down, eyebrow, eyelash, feeler, fiber, filament, fluff, fringe, frizzies*, fur, grass, haircut, hairstyle, lock, mane, mop*, moustache, quill, ruff, shock,… …
67tuft — [n] clump of strands of something bunch, cluster, collection, cowlick, feathers, group, knot, plumage, ruff, shock, topknot, tussock; concepts 392,432,471 …
68rebellious — [ri bel′yəs] adj. [ME rebellous] 1. resisting authority; engaged in rebellion 2. of or like rebels or rebellion 3. opposing any kind of control; defiant 4. difficult to treat or handle [a rebellious cowlick] rebelliously adv. rebelliousness n …
69calflick — calfˈlick noun A cowlick • • • Main Entry: ↑calf …
70cow's lick — see ↑cowlick above. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow …
