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hair

Definition for hair

noun as in threadlike growth on animate being

Strongest matches

eyebrow, fiber, fur, grass, haircut, hairstyle, mane, sideburn, strand, wig, wool

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

frizzies, split ends

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Example Sentences

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She has bleached blond hair, brown eyes and no tattoos.

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Markle said an annual Veterans Day ceremony held in the high-school gym to honor local veterans is so moving it “makes the hair stand up on my neck.”

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Instead of fedoras and pillboxes, hair became increasingly emphasized—and longer.

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Many girls in Gen Alpha -- a marketing term for youngsters born between 2010 and 2024 -- are adopting skincare, make-up and hair routines more typical of older teenagers or their mothers.

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They want the hand wash, the hair wash.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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