Illustration of hair
- 1 shaft
- 2 sebaceous gland
- 3 epidermis
- 4 dermis
- 5 hair follicle
- 6 bulb
- 7 papilla
often attributive
1
2
3
a
: a minute distance or amount
won by a hair
b
: a precise degree
aligned to a hair
5
: a filamentous structure that resembles hair
leaf hair
Synonyms
Examples of hair in a Sentence
He plucked a hair from his arm.
There are dog hairs all over my coat.
The hair on her arms is blond.
He has a lot of hair on his chest.
He got his hair cut last week.
He has a thick head of hair.
a balding man who is losing his hair
He won the race by a hair.
He was a hair off on the count.
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However, Turkey's hair transplant clinics are heavily regulated.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Pick up the Shark Robot Vacuum & Mop Combo for $350 (nearly half its typical price), or the Dyson V8 Plus Cordless Vacuum that sucks up dust and pet hair, discounted to $300.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Packable, portable, and better for the beach than a regular travel pillow, this little hammock rescues hair from hot and coarse sand or uncomfortable beach towels.
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
During the hour-long performance, the artists tied their braids—some 65 feet of hair in total—to the museum’s facade.
—Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Pick up the Shark Robot Vacuum & Mop Combo for $350 (nearly half its typical price), or the Dyson V8 Plus Cordless Vacuum that sucks up dust and pet hair, discounted to $300.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
Packable, portable, and better for the beach than a regular travel pillow, this little hammock rescues hair from hot and coarse sand or uncomfortable beach towels.
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
During the hour-long performance, the artists tied their braids—some 65 feet of hair in total—to the museum’s facade.
—Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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hair
noun
ˈha(ə)r 
ˈhe(ə)r
1
a
: a slender threadlike growth from the skin of an animal
especially
: one that usually contains coloring and forms part of the characteristic coat of a mammal
b
: a covering or growth of hairs of an animal or a body part
2
: a tiny distance or amount
won by a hair
3
: a threadlike structure that resembles hair
leaf hairs
Medical Definition
hair
nounoften attributive
1
: a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal
especially
: one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal
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