hair
- noun
- /hɛr/
- After the swim, he combed his hair to get rid of the tangles.
- long hair
- cut hair
- comb hair
And then there's the one with long hair, that's Jesse.
- And then there's the one with long hair, that's Jesse.
- How should I wear my hair up or down?
- So yeah, I got the FUE hair transplantation.
- Your hair, mate, Your hair is so spot on.
- He had long, scraggly hair, big white beard.
- I'd expect to see black hair, brown eyes, brown skin.
- It was an old man with rumpled hair and his stepdaughter.
- I feel like it looks better with the hair just all down.
- And he's like, no, he also has hair down to his butt.
- Thick brown, sort of WAVY hair, tall and slim.
Examples
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How should I wear my hair up or down?
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When a student tossed her hair and looked up, I knew what she was seeing:
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I wanted to make sure my hair was so straight.
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All of you in the class who have long hair, right?
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I got my hair cut.
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I like your hair, it's great.
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Oh, my God, I love this new hair.
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Consider getting your hair cut at the Barber.
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My, you've got a lot of hair.
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She'd been dyeing her hair ever since she was 16.
Synonyms
Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats
Soft thick hair from sheep or similar animals used to make warm cloth
All the hair that grows on the top of a person's head
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small pocket in the skin that holds the root of a hair and small oil glands
- Informal
Making very small, unimportant differences in an argument or discussion
A soft, warm, light brown cloth made from the hair of a camel and used for coats and sweaters
- Literature
A rough piece of clothing of animal hair that you wear next to the skin to show sorrow for sin
- Archaic
A liquid you put on hair to make it look neat, make it easier to manage, or help the scalp
- Specialized
Long outer parts of an animal's coat that protect the soft fur underneath
- Specialized
A sea animal with no outer ears, a stiff coat of hair, and back legs like flippers
A water plant with fine leaves often grown in aquariums to give oxygen and shelter small fish
- Specialized
A small animal that lives underground with a short furry tail found in eastern North America
- Specialized
A thin thread on a plant root that takes in water and nutrients from the soil
- Specialized
A small paint brush with very soft hairs for painting fine details
- Specialized
A thin artificial hair on robots or artificial hands that senses touch, air movement and vibration
- Specialized
A sharp hair on plants like nettles that releases liquid causing a burning feeling when touched
A delicate fern with thin shiny black stalks and small leaves that grows in moist shade
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hair goes back to an old English word hær that meant a thin 'thread' growing from the skin, the same idea we see in the German word Haar. So the word hair still means those fine threads on a person's or animal's head.