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hair (her, har)
noun
- any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
- a growth of these; esp.,
- the growth covering the human head
- the growth covering all or part of the skin of most mammals
- material woven from hair
- an extremely small space, margin, degree, etc. to miss by a hair
- Bot. a threadlike growth on a plant; trichome
Etymology: ME here < OE hær (akin to Ger haar, Frank *harja) & < ? OFr haire, hair shirt < Frank *harja < IE base *er(s)-, to bristle
adjective
- made of or with hair
- for the care of the hair hair tonic
Related Forms:
- hairlike hair′·like′ adjective
get in one's hair
☆hair of the dog (that bit one)
have (or get) by the short hairs
let one's hair down
make one's hair stand on end
not turn a hair
split hairs
to a hair
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
hair
n.
Threadlike growth
locks, tresses, wig, moustache, whiskers, eyebrow, eyelash, thatch, sideburn, down, tress, wool, shock, mane, filament, fluff; see also beard, fur.One threadlike growth
whisker, cilium, bristle, vibrissa, striga, villus; see also fiber 1, thread.Anything suggesting the thickness of a hair
filament, strand, thread, fiber, a hairbreadth, a narrow margin, whisker, nose, hair trigger, hairspring, splinter, shaving, sliver; see also bit 3.
get in one's hair*
have by the short hairs*
let one's hair down*
make one's hair stand on end
split hairs
to a hair
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Converse of object
- comb: He wore the same dark jacket and she thought he looked better this time, his hair combed, parted in the middle.
Adjective modifier
- blond: Long blond hair, hazel eyes, enjoy working out at the gym.
Modifies a noun
- dryer: A hair dryer or paint stripping heat gun is a handy tool.
Noun used with modifier
- ginger: Brad is easy to spot with his big mop of ginger hair!
Possessives
- breadth: The third round seemed to miss the thing's tail by a hair's breadth.
Preposition: in
- curler: The hairdresser arrived at 7.30 to put my hair in curlers.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
You will never get on in politics, my dear, with that hair.
When a woman ceases to alter the fashion of her hair, you guess that she has passed the crisis of her experience.
Marie Hamilton's to the kirk gane, Wi'ribbons in her hair; The king thought mair o'Marie Hamilton Than ony that were there.
Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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