5
locks(noun, shock, hair, threads, twists)
4
hair(noun, shock, hair, locks, tresses)
4
ringlets
3
tresses(noun, shock, hair, locks)
3
crimps(noun, verb, waves, bends, twists)
3
frizzes(noun, verb, waves, bends, twists)
3
twists(noun, verb)
2
bends
2
coils
2
crisps
2
frizzles
2
loops
2
mane(noun, shock, hair, locks, tresses)
2
rolls(noun, verb, winds, twists, rushes)
1
arches
1
arcs
1
aspirates
1
attracts
1
beards
1
beckons
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