eyelash

[ahy-lash] / ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

NOUN

hair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eyebrow fiber fur grass haircut hairstyle mane sideburn strand wig wool

STRONG

beard bristle cilium coiffure cowlick cut down feeler filament fluff fringe lock mop moustache quill ruff shock thatch tress tuft vibrissa villus whiskers

WEAK

frizzies split ends

NOUN

trifle

Synonyms

STRONG

bit dash diddly drop fraction hint jot little particle piece pinch shade speck spot squat suggestion suspicion touch trace

WEAK

fly speck no big deal soupçon

Antonyms

STRONG

a lot

Example Sentences

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"The smallest one I did was Shakespeare inside a hair. I couldn't paint it with an eyelash, so I had to paint it with a piece of dust."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Years later, when my salary broke six figures, I found myself dropping $20 on a fancy cocktail without batting a designer-mascaraed eyelash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Any pretension exhibited was earned with the grace of a batted eyelash and a knowing smirk.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Within those cables there are tiny strands of fiber optic material, the width of an eyelash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Mama and Papa and Aunt Loma didn’t bat an eyelash at that.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

eyelash

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