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| 1. | [ noun ] dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss | |
| Examples: | "he combed his hair" |
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| Related terms: | body_covering beard mustache eyebrow lock hairdo mane mane forelock guard_hair coat beard down cowlick pubic_hair eyelash body_hair lanugo integumentary_system part hairline keratin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal | |
| Synonyms: | pilus | |
| Examples: | "there is a hair in my soup" |
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| Related terms: | filament body_covering beard mustache eyebrow lock mane mane hairdo hairpiece pubic_hair guard_hair eyelash coat ingrown_hair forelock hairball cowlick beard mammal part hairline keratin | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany,zoology) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | |
| Synonyms: | fuzz tomentum | |
| Examples: | "peach fuzz" |
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| Related terms: | plant_process beard coma stinging_hair | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a very small distance or space | |
| Synonyms: | hairbreadth hairsbreadth whisker hair's-breadth | |
| Examples: | "they escaped by a hair's-breadth" "they lost the election by a whisker" |
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| Related terms: | small_indefinite_quantity | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (clothing) cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments | |
| Synonyms: | haircloth | |
| Related terms: | fabric | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4603 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (zoology) a filamentous projection or process on an organism | |
| Related terms: | process bristle pilus seta whisker | |
| Similar spelling: |
hairy Haire Harr Haro hare Hara Haar haywire Hayer Hauer harry harrow Harrah |
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