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hair

/ˈhɛɚ/noun1 syllable

Hair means: a very small distance or space.

Synonyms for hair10

noun, as in a very small distance or space

hair's breadth, hairsbreadth, whisker

noun, as in filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

fuzz, tomentum

noun, as in any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

pilus

noun, as in cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

haircloth

also used for hair

thatch, mop, locks

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does hair mean?6

noun

1

a very small distance or space“they escaped by a hair's breadth”

2

filamentous hairlike growth on a plant“peach fuzz”

3

any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal“there is a hair in my soup”

4

cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

5

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”

6

a filamentous projection or process on an organism

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hair?51

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All 51 rhymes for hair, grouped by syllable

Hair in a sentence

  • A girl came running, with her hair streaming in the wind.CM
  • She was a tall, thin girl with long, soft brown hair.CS
  • She wanted to have her hair cut, but her mother wouldn't let her.CK
  • The man must be over sixty, for his hair is gray.unknown
  • She stood at the door, her hair blown by the wind.Dejo
  • She ran up to me, her hair flying in the wind.Swift
  • When she saw the ghost, her hair stood on end.AlanF_US
  • Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.Genemdaffern

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Forms of hair

as a noun

plural
hairs