🇬🇧 Hairband meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A hairband is something you wear on your head to keep your hair out of your face. It can be made of cloth, plastic, or other materials, and it usually goes over the top of your head and behind your ears. People wear hairbands to look neat, feel comfortable, or just because they like how it looks in their hair.

I wore a hairband to gym class, and it worked harder than I did trying to hold onto my sweaty head.

I put on a sparkly hairband and instantly leveled up from “sleepy potato” to “slightly fancy potato.”

I forgot I was wearing a hairband and spent ten minutes looking for it on my head, like a very confused detective.

Grandpa tried on my hairband and suddenly looked like a rock star who forgot his guitar.

My hairband snapped off and flew across the room like it was late for an important meeting.

At the park, Anna ran, hair whipping into her face. Her hairband slipped off; another hairband snapped. A boy saw her struggle and handed a bright hairband from his pocket. She laughed, looped the hairband around her wrist, then into her hair. The small rescue felt warm; she waved, keeping the hairband.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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