Definitions for Wig

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Wig wig

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IPA: /wɪg/

Wig is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 11 anagrams from letters in Wig (giw).

Definitions for Wig

noun

1. an artificial covering of hair for all or most of the head, of either synthetic or natural hair, worn to be stylish or more attractive.
2. a similar head covering, worn in one's official capacity, as part of a costume, disguise, etc.
3. a toupee or hairpiece.
4. British Informal. a wigging.

Idioms

1. flip one's wig, Slang. lid (def 8).

Verb phrases

1. wig out, Slang. to be intoxicated with narcotic drugs. to make or become wildly excited or enthusiastic:

verb (used with object)

1. to furnish with a wig.
2. British Informal. to reprimand or reprove severely; scold.

Origin of Wig

First recorded in 1665-75; short for periwig

Examples for Wig

Furniture builder, salon decorator, wig maker, and constructor.

The comedy was on-brand for Dunham, but it was hard not to notice that she was, basically, playing Hannah Horvath in a wig.

They also designed a wig and jumpsuit specifically for the test.

So Jefferson, going “Life, Liberty, and… and…” pulled “Pursuit of Happiness” out of his wig.

His red slave's wig is thus made a feature in the characterization.

Lena, Emilia, and I are laughing because we sorted the wig thing out nice and early.

A little later her wig fell off, and for an instant her head was bald.

When the music gets going, the woman in the Maude costume rocks so hard her wig comes loose.

It is so called from a fancied resemblance to a wig on a barber's block.

The Deemster's wig had been taken off and tossed on to the dressing-table.