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shampoo

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "shampoo" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

shampoo

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

shampoo is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, shampoo is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofshampoo

1noun
  • A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs.

    Synonyms: massage

  • A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets.
  • An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo.

    Synonyms: shampooing

    Example: "I’m going to give the carpet a shampoo."

  • Champagne.

    Synonyms: bubbly, champers, fizz

1verb
  • To wash one's own hair with shampoo.

    Example: "My neat-freak of a friend has been compulsively shampooing for every bath he has taken."

  • To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo.
  • To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.

    Synonyms: massage

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