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 Definition of 'hair'  

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Definitions of 'hair'  

1. (noun) hair
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"

2. (noun) hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
a very small distance or space
"they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"

3. (noun) hair, fuzz, tomentum
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
"peach fuzz"

4. (noun) hair, pilus
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
"there is a hair in my soup"

5. (noun) haircloth, hair
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

6. (noun) hair
a filamentous projection or process on an organism


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'hair' - Nearby Entries  

hair grass  hair grease  hairgrip  hair  hairiness  hairless  hairlessness  



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