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Cowlick

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkaʊˌlɪk

Definitions

An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.

Equivalents

Françaisépi
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العربيةالخصلة
Bosanskiвихор
Catalàreveixí
Gaeilgedeisealán
Galegoremuíño
Hrvatskiвихор
日本語あほ毛
Kurdîêpîmot
Nederlandsweerborstel
Portuguêsredemoinho
Românămoțvârtej
Русскийвихор
Српскивихор
ไทยขวัญ
Tagalogpuyo
Українськавихор
Tiếng Việtkhoáy

Examples

“We would touch strangers discreetly, feathering down their cowlicks.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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