wig

«wig» in Mova's school dictionary: a covering of real or false hair worn on the head to hide… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a wig, wigs); verb (wig out — slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) A wig is a covering of real or false hair worn on the head to hide baldness, for a costume or to change how someone looks. tree →

2) (law, UK) In some countries judges and barristers wear white wigs in court as part of their uniform. tree →

3) (slang, wig out) To wig out means to become very upset or panic. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, rich people in old times wore powdered wigs; in plays and dressing-up, children wear funny wigs. People who lose hair through illness, such as cancer treatment, may wear a wig. Phrases: «put on a wig», «a powdered wig», «wig out», «flip your wig» (go crazy, slang).

examples

• The actor wore a long blonde wig in the play. tree →
• Judges in England still wear white wigs in some courts. tree →
• Rich men in old portraits wore powdered wigs. tree →
• My aunt wore a wig while she was having treatment for cancer. tree →
• I bought a rainbow wig for the fancy-dress party. tree →
• Don't wig out, we'll find your homework. (slang) tree →
• The wind blew the clown's wig right off. tree →
• A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt. tree →

note

Countable: a wig, wigs. Be kind: people may wear wigs because of illness, so laughing at them is hurtful. «Earwig» is an insect, not a wig. The slang «wig out» and «flip your wig» are informal.

In the corpora

• When they bow, their curly wigs get tangled, and Alice has to run off to hide her laughter.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wig» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.