Hairdressing Terms

verb to cut off hair, wool, or vegetation with scissors or shears

• The sheep were sheared by the skilled farmer.
• The barber sheared off all my hair!
• I sheared through that test like a pro.
• After the breakup, he felt like his heart had been sheared in two.

noun the process of making something thinner or less dense

adjective becoming thinner or less dense

• The process of thinning the forest is necessary to prevent wildfires.
• I'm thinking of thinning out my wardrobe because I have too many clothes.
• I need to start thinning out my friend group, too many toxic people around.
• Her patience was thinning as she waited for her appointment to start.