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hair
  1. (countable) A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
  2. (uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
  3. (zoology, countable) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  4. (botany) A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
  5. (obsolete) Haircloth; a hair shirt.
  6. (countable) Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “He is tall, in his 20s, and clean-shaven with short, dark hair.”
      “The gene is known to help determine hair color in many mammals, from humans to mice.”
      “I love your hair!”
haircut
  1. The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
  2. The way hair is cut.
  3. (law) In a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor, based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor.
  4. (finance) The difference between the value of a loan and the value of its collateral
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The pudding-bowl haircut he used to sport gave an impression of angelic innocence that convinced nobody.”
      “That night, even though she doesn't have waxed eyebrows or manicured nails or a trendy haircut, I take my wife out for dinner.”
      “He was white, around 5ft 9in, stocky and muscular, with a crew-cut style haircut and he looked scruffy.”
hairball
  1. A small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
  2. (slang, figuratively) A messy, tangled, intractable, stay-away-from-it issue.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “After the surgery, the veterinarian found a hairball the size of a tennis ball in the cat's stomach.”
      “And when a reporter dared ask what the new newsroom efficiency committee was all about, it was as if a cat had coughed a hairball out on the rug.”
      “Jim has a magical hairball that was removed from the fourth stomach of an ox.”
hairiness
  1. The characteristic of being hairy.
  2. (technical) A characteristic of yarn: the proportion of fibre ends that stick out and are not embedded in the yarn body.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The groundbreaking computer graphics that made the original show so spellbinding have been improved to depict all the pesky hairiness of mammals.”
      “There are other unwelcome side effects, including increased hairiness and acne.”
      “In feeding blue butterflies, the wings are held slightly open to allow body basking, augmented by the hairiness of the dark body.”
hairline
haircutter
  1. One who cuts hair; a barber or hairdresser.
  2. Any of various mechanical or electrical devices used to cut hair.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He's paying his personal haircutter between $104,000 and $156,000 a year just to shave his head and probably style his goatee.”
      “Mr. Anzalone is not the first haircutter to become close to a financial heavyweight.”
      “Within the profession, it reversed the traditional roles of haircutter and customer.”
hairdo
  1. A hairstyle.
  2. A haircut.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The apple-cheeked lady with the upswept hairdo caught many an eye at the recently concluded second Asian film festival in Mumbai.”
      “The sign above the restaurant showed a smiling waitress with a beehive hairdo.”
      “This Idaho high school student is a prototypically awkward teen with a frizzed hairdo.”
hairdressing
  1. The washing, colouring, cutting and styling of the hair; the art or trade of a hairdresser.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And in an age when hairdressing salons are a bit like assembly lines it's refreshing to meet a real raconteur and bon viveur.”
      “They put them up in shops and hairdressing salons, hung them from bicycles, window ledges and balconies.”
      “These include hairdressing, chiropody and aromatherapy as well as outings to local gardens, picnics and pub lunches.”
hairweaving
  1. The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
  2. Examples:
    1. “She taught a hairweaving seminar for part of our Midsummer celebrations in 1997 which got us interested in this ancient craft.”
      “This course will teach you the basics of pinch braiding for braid fusion, bonding, hairweaving, as well as advanced techniques including interlocking and tree braids.”
      “A hairweaving specialist certificate authorizes the holder to practice the art of hairweaving, braiding, and extensions in a licensed beauty or specialty salon.”
hairdresser
  1. A person who cuts or styles hair as an occupation or profession.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Why is it that her worst hairdos were when she was married to a hairdresser?”
      “The hairdresser massaged Peter's scalp during the wash, and was very careful using the cut-throat razor to tidy up.”
      “She always loved doing her hair and knew she was going to be a hairdresser.”
hairshaft
  1. The hard filamentous part of a hair, extending above the skin surface.
hairbreadth
  1. the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He missed the target by a hairbreadth, causing his defeat in the competition.”
      “He, and the dynasty he created, were fortuitous survivors of a long succession of hairbreadth escapes.”
      “The various hoverboard chases, hoverboard battles and hairbreadth escapes by hoverboard make quidditch look like badminton.”
hairstyle
  1. The style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “All you girls with this sort of hairstyle look as if you're wearing an overlarge blonde merkin over your unwashed brunette locks.”
      “Fresh off being named to his fifth Pro Bowl, Moss sported a new look by letting out his trademark cornrows into a wild Afro hairstyle.”
      “This staged process will slowly ease a fringed hairstyle to one that is fringeless.”
hairbrush
  1. A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And then it brought me my hairbrush and sat on my shoulder teasing my long brown hair.”
      “She grabbed the hairbrush out of his hand and began raking it through her knotted red hair.”
      “One of the women was carrying in drastically colorful clothes, while the other a box of hairbrush with some hairpins.”
hairlining
  1. The presence of hairline cracks in ceramics, etc.
hairlessness
  1. The condition or quality of being hairless.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I envy my cousin's hairlessness as he effortlessly rocks his smooth scalp.”
      “I fervently attacked my menacing hide of beastly shagginess and managed to pull off a state of continuous hairlessness for over a year.”
      “The gene that results in hairlessness is dominant but lethal, resulting in the death of fetal pups with two dominant genes before birth.”
hairwork
  1. Jewellery made from human hair.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Finally just as fashion had contributed to the rise of hairwork, so did it toll its death knell.”
hairstyler
hairwear
  1. Accessories to be worn in the hair.
hairedness
  1. (in combinations) The state or quality of having a particular type of hair.
hairlore
  1. (rare) Knowledge about hair; hair folklore.
haircutting
  1. The act or service of cutting hair.
haircare
  1. The care and treatment of the hair.
hairdoo
  1. (rare, nonstandard) Alternative spelling of hairdo
hairwashing
  1. The washing of hair.
hairstylist
  1. A hairdresser.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She found her man the right hairstylist and updated his frumpy wardrobe to achieve the urbane Euro flavor he aspired to.”
      “Maybe you see your hairstylist once a month and follow her regimen at home the rest of the time.”
      “The hairstylist is poised behind him ready to put the next hair-piece in place.”
hairlock
  1. A lock of hair.
haire
  1. Obsolete spelling of hair
  2. Examples:
    1. “Before the match was stopped Ryan Haire hit a massive six which saw the ball going out of the ground.”
hairdressings
hairbreadths
haircuttings
  1. plural of haircutting
hairdressers
  1. plural of hairdresser
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Even her unfashionable pudding-basin bob has been transformed by Udo Walz, one of the country's best-known hairdressers.”
      “There are two military churches, a gymnasium, a nursery, hairdressers, coffee shop and a new bowling alley.”
      “Myra and Jo were dropped off at a city centre hairdressers after kissing Toni goodbye.”
hairstylists
hairstylers
  1. plural of hairstyler
haircutters
hairshafts
  1. plural of hairshaft
hairstyles
  1. plural of hairstyle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Instead, they will be too busy customising their character with hairstyles and tattoos, or getting fat by gorging on junk food.”
      “In a circle of thirty women, you will not see two hairstyles, two dresses, two get-ups that resemble each other.”
      “All the hairstyles presented were original creations for women in the new year.”
hairbrushes
hairinesses
hairlines
hairballs
  1. plural of hairball
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “You can help prevent hairballs by grooming your cat frequently to remove the excess hair that will cause them.”
      “If your cat continues to have trouble with hairballs, talk to your vet about what you should do to improve this.”
      “To prevent hairballs, groom your cat frequently to remove loose hair.”
hairlocks
  1. plural of hairlock
hairworks
  1. plural of hairwork
haircuts
  1. plural of haircut
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He repeats the experiment with noses, haircuts, table-legs, and so on, and in each case he thinks people will go for the medium curviness.”
      “Manchester, by comparison, is a gleaming metropolis of cosmopolitan glamour and dodgy haircuts.”
      “We listen to their music, evaluate their stage-banter and take note of their haircuts, shoes and general sense of foxiness.”
hairdoos
  1. plural of hairdoo
hairdos
  1. plural of hairdo
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Then there is his series of bad hairdos, from blonde bouffant to permed mullet.”
      “The models swept through in oversized Afro hairdos, body paint and colorful creations of art.”
      “The characters look modern, with their hairdos and glasses, but are costumed in fairy-tale outfits.”
haires
  1. plural of haire
hairs
  1. plural of hair
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He still looked young with a tall thin posture, thin, short and straight black hair with a few dark grey hairs and a protruding Adam's apple.”
      “I use to have constant red bumps and whiteheads from ingrown hairs after shaving.”
      “It comes in a wand like a mascara brush, which you sweep over your brows to give colour to the hairs rather than the skin.”
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