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hair

/ˈhɛɚ/

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What does hair mean?

noun

  1. A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
  2. The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for any part or the whole body.
  3. Specifically, the collection of hairs on the top and sides of the human head, growing from the scalp.
More meanings (11)

noun

  1. A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  2. A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
  3. Any slender, flexible outgrowth, filament, or fiber growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.
  4. A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
  5. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
  6. (slang) Complexity; difficulty; the quality of being hairy.

verb

  1. To remove the hair from.
  2. To grow hair (where there was a bald spot).
  3. To cause to have or bear hair; to provide with hair
  4. To string the bow for a violin.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
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IPA pronunciation

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She was a dark child, with brown curly hair, like a brunette doll’s, a coaxing little red mouth, and round, yellow-brown eyes.
Willa CatherO Pioneers!Project Gutenberg ebook #24
They heard his voice, and, looking back at him, saw one hand clutched in his hair and the other beating invisible things.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe war of the worldsProject Gutenberg ebook #36
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“Yes, indeed. I shall never forget it,” smiled Anne, touching the heavy braid of hair that was wound about her shapely head.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of Green GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #45
O.M. If the Me admires a rainbow, is it the whole Me that admires it, including the hair, hands, heels, and all?
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
His hands released her as he uttered this cry, and went up to his white hair, which they tore in a frenzy.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98