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hair

/ hair /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Type of:
process outgrowth appendage
Kinds of:
bristle whisker vibrissa sensory hair seta
noun Sense 2
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
"there is a hair in my soup"
Type of:
filament filum
Kinds of:
ingrown hair
Has parts:
mammal
noun Sense 3
dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss
"he combed his hair"
Type of:
body covering
Kinds of:
coat pelage guard hair mane forelock
Has parts:
integumentary system
noun Sense 4
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
"peach fuzz"
Type of:
plant process enation
Kinds of:
stinging hair coma beard
noun Sense 5
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Type of:
fabric cloth material
noun Sense 6
a very small distance or space
"they escaped by a hair''s-breadth"
"they lost the election by a whisker"
Type of:
small indefinite quantity small indefinite amount
Semantic Complexity
81%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

process outgrowth appendage bristle whisker vibrissa sensory hair seta filament filum ingrown hair body covering