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hair·cut

haircut

 
pronunciation:
heIr kuht
part of speech: noun
definition 1: If someone is cutting your hair and making it shorter, we say you are getting a haircut. Men and boys often go to a barber to get a haircut. Women and girls often go to a hairstylist.
My dad said his hair was getting too long. He said he was going to get a haircut on Saturday.
definition 2: The way your hair looks after someone has cut it is called a "haircut."
My sister's new haircut looks OK, but I liked it when it was longer.The soldiers have very short haircuts.
derivation: haircutting (n.)