Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-up half-down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
half-up half--down
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes a hairstyle where only a section of hair is tied up behind the head (half-up) while the rest of the hair hangs freely (half-down).

Inflected Forms

half-up, half-down (alternative)

Questions

What does half-up half-down mean?
Describes a hairstyle where only a section of hair is tied up behind the head (half-up) while the rest of the hair hangs freely (half-down).

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