Hair
/heː/
Hair is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
“In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.”
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A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
“Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).”
verb
- To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).
- To cause to have hair; to provide with hair
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