hair
/hˈɛr/
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Definitions
Noun
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
Noun
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
Noun
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"
Noun
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"
Noun
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Noun
a filamentous projection or process on an organism
More General Terms
appendage
body covering
cloth
enation
fabric
filament
filum
material
outgrowth
plant process
process
small indefinite amount
small indefinite quantity
textile
More Specific Terms
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