Modifies a noun

• ape: The two rodents had made the mistake of stopping under a tree inhabited by those pesky hairless apes.

• mouse: Mice: Sha sha hairless mice injected into their abdomens with S. aureus to find the LD50.

• dog: Hairy men, hairless dogs, gorillas, Aztecs, and giants.

• skin: Ahh, the beauty of smooth soft hairless skin outweighs the small bit of pain.

• cat: But Uncle Bill is merely rocking in his chair, stroking his hairless white cat.

• head: The beings had large gray hairless heads; eyes with diamond shaped pupils and were about four and a half feet tall.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: They are born blind and almost hairless and at birth are almost a third of their mother's weight.

• nearly: The nearly hairless, alternate leaves, 4 - 10 cm long, are of two kinds.

• virtually: Hippos must submerge regularly because their skin is thin and virtually hairless and therefore vulnerable to overheating and dehydration.

• usually: Each leaflet is 6-20 mm long, usually hairless.

• totally: Twice every day another woman - totally hairless - and naked, except for a leather collar arrives.

Used with adjective complement

• bear: They usually have from 4 to 12 " kittens " which are born hairless.

• become: They turn dark green and then brilliant shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn, becoming nearly hairless when mature.