Hypernyms for "hair"
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beard
body hair
bristle
brow
bush
cilium
coat
coif
coiffure
cowlick
crotch hair
curl
down
eyebrow
eyelash
facial hair
forelock
foretop
guard hair
hair style
hairdo
hairstyle
head of hair
ingrown hair
lash
lock
mane
pelage
pile
pilus
pubic hair
ringlet
sensory hair
seta
stinging hair
supercilium
vibrissa
whisker
whorl
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.