hair
36
6.8
- noun
- /hɛr/
:
tricoma
- Look closely, and you will notice the fine hairs on the stems of the flowers.
- leaf hairs
- root hairs
- plant hairs
Wait, So the hair is chia sprouting.
- Wait, So the hair is chia sprouting.
Examples
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- There is no hair on it at all.
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And their hair is green.
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You have too much body hair.
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Huge creatures covered in hair.
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There's a cat hair on my face.
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I think it's rather pleasant, but the hair fibers are all wrong.
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Every night she'd roll up her hair in pink curlers, her mouth full of bobby pins.
Fiction book (1990) -
Francesca standing near a covered bridge, her hair windblown, her expression serene, beautiful, and sad.
Fiction book (1995) -
You can see the delicate hairs on the leaves of that plant in the sunlight.
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The surface of the fruit is covered in tiny, silky hairs that protect it.
Synonyms
58
3.1
A single thin piece of hair or thread
16
2.7
Fine soft hair that grows on skin or plants
15
3.5
A short stiff hair on animals, plants, or in brushes
9
1.0
A thin piece of hair
4
5.7
A very thin thread found in cells or silk
A small hairlike growth on a plant that protects it or senses things
A stiff hair on animals and plants that helps them feel or move
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.1
A small pocket in the skin that holds the root of a hair and small oil glands
- Informal
1
7.7
Making very small, unimportant differences in an argument or discussion
1
7.1
A soft, warm, light brown cloth made from the hair of a camel and used for coats and sweaters
- Literature
1
9.9
A rough piece of clothing of animal hair that you wear next to the skin to show sorrow for sin
- Archaic
1
3.7
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 Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hair is also used for the tiny, thread-like growths on plants because they look like the 'hair' on animals, as with the fuzzy skin of a peach. That's why botanists call those fine plant threads 'hair'.