haircut
To make an appointment for a haircut, you can say any of the following to the hairdresser:-
- ‘Can I make an appointment for a haircut today?‘
- ‘What times do you have open for appointments today?‘
- ‘Do you have any openings today?‘
- ‘When is your next opening?‘
- ‘Is there anyone who is free to cut my hair in the next hour?‘
The hairdresser might ask you any of the following questions:-
- ‘What would you like me to do to your hair today?‘
- ‘What are you looking to do today? ‘
- ‘What are you looking for today?‘
- ‘How much do you want taken off?‘
- ‘Do you want a shampoo/wash?‘
You can provide any of the following answers as appropriate:-
- ‘I would like a trim.‘
- ‘I would like a cut to take off this much.‘ (Indicate with your fingers how much you want to be taken off.)
- ‘Please chop it all off.‘ (This means you want all of your hair to be cut off and made very short.)
- ‘I would like a wash-and-cut.‘
- ‘I would like a wash-cut-and-style‘
- ‘I would like to get a perm.‘
- ‘I would like to have my hair straightened.‘
- ‘I would like to have my hair dyed/coloured.‘
- ‘I would like a buzz cut.‘ (This refers to men’s hair that is shaved very short.)
- ‘I would like to have layers.‘ (This refers to hair that is cut in many different lengths.)
- ‘I would like to have bangs.‘ (This refers to short hair across the forehead of women.)
- ‘I would like to have split ends.‘ (This refers to ends of hair that are split in two.)
head
If ‘head‘ is used as a verb, it means ‘travel towards‘.
The following sentences serve as examples that illustrate the meaning of ‘head’: ‘We headed for New York.‘; ‘We headed home.‘; ‘We headed somewhere.‘
If the word is used passively in expressions such as ‘is headed‘, ‘are headed’, etc., then it means ‘set on a course towards‘.
The following sentences serve as examples that illustrate the meaning of ‘is headed’, ‘are headed’, etc.: ‘This bus is headed for New Jersey.‘; ‘You are headed for trouble if you keep telling such lies.‘
heave
The following are the different meanings of ‘heave’:-
- ‘elevate or lift‘
- ‘rise and move, as in billows or waves‘
- ‘breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted‘
- ‘utter a sound, as with obvious effort‘
- ‘throw with great effort‘
hog
One of the meanings of ‘hog’ is ‘take more than one’s share of‘, as illustrated by the sentence ‘My brother likes to hog the couch.‘.
You can learn about all the other meanings from a good dictionary.
hoodwink
‘Hoodwink’ means ‘influence by slyness‘.
hung
‘Hung‘ (as in ‘hung up the phone‘) is the past tense of ‘hang’.
On the other hand, ‘hanged‘ is ONLY used to refer to the execution of a person by hanging a rope around his/her neck.
hunky-dory
‘Hunky-dory’ means ‘in satisfactory condition ‘.