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hair
noun, often attributive \ˈher\
: a thin threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal
: a covering or growth of hairs
: the covering of hairs on a person's head
Full Definition of HAIR
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a : a minute distance or amount <won by a hair> b : a precise degree <aligned to a hair>
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: a filamentous structure that resembles hair <leaf hair>
— hair·less adjective
— hair·less·ness noun
— hair·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
— in one's hair
: persistently and annoyingly in one's presence <can't work with you in my hair all day>
— out of one's hair
: out of one's way : not in one's hair <keep the children out of his hair for a while>
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Origin of HAIR
Middle English, from Old English hǣr; akin to Old High German hār hair
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to HAIR
- Synonyms
- ace, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, inch, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throw
- Antonyms
- country mile, long haul, mile
Other Anatomy Terms
Rhymes with HAIR
air, Ayr, bare, bear, Blair, blare, care, chair, chare, dare, Dare, e'er, ere, err, eyre, fair, fare, flair, flare, glair, glare, hare, Herr, heir, lair, mare, ne'er, pair, pare, pear, prayer, rare, rear, scare, share, snare, spare, square, stair, stare, swear, tare, tear, their, there, vair, ware, wear, weir, where, yare
HAIR Defined for Kids
hair
noun \ˈher\
Definition of HAIR for Kids
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: a threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal <She pulled out a hair.>
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: a covering or growth of hairs <I got my hair cut.>
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: something (as a growth on a leaf) like an animal hair
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: a very small distance or amount <I won by a hair.>
— haired \ˈherd\ adjective <a long-haired dog>
— hair·less \ˈher-ləs\ adjective
— hair·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
Medical Dictionary
hair
noun , often attrib \ˈha(ə)r, ˈhe(ə)r\
Medical Definition of HAIR
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: 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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: the hairy covering of an animal or a body part; especially : the coating of hairs on a human head
—hair·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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