Synonyms for hair
hɛərha·ir

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1. hairnoun

   a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

   "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

2. hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whiskernoun

   a very small distance or space

   "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, vibrissa, fuzz, haircloth, sensory hair, tomentum, whisker, pilus

3. hair, fuzz, tomentumnoun

   filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

   "peach fuzz"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, copper, hair's-breadth, bull, blur, fuzz, haircloth, pig, tomentum cerebri, tomentum, whisker, pilus, cop

4. hair, pilusnoun

   any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

   "there is a hair in my soup"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

5. haircloth, hairnoun

   cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

6. hairnoun

   a filamentous projection or process on an organism

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

Matched Categories

1. • Body Covering
   • Fabric
   • Filament
   • Plant Process
   • Process
   • Small Indefinite Quantity

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1. locks

   as in locks of hair

   she brushed her long, curly locks.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

2. pilar

   of or relating to the hair

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. hairnoun

   Synonyms:
   bristle, pubescence, pubes, tentaculum, palpus, lock, tress, coiffure, chignon, forelock

   Associated words:
   trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled

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1. List of paraphrases for "hair":

   cabello, headwear, haircut, hairdressing, poetry, hairstyle, mao, hairline, headdress, capillary, hairdo, hairdresser, fur, pelage, hairy, wig

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How to use hair in a sentence?

1. Timothy Christopher Mara:

   I text messaged my dad the other day saying ‘I miss you’ and his response was ‘I miss your hair,’ so thanks, Dad!

2. Megan Fox:

   You can not be on social media all the time, checking your likes and your comments. You have to trust in what youre doing, and in your purpose, and move forward, you can not be scrolling and go, Oh, people dont like this, or, They dont like this hair color, and then mold yourself to fit what a small group of people who have ever-changing opinions think about you. Dont let that s -- t guide you. Thats not a north star. Thats the devil.

3. Angela Lynch:

   Because I had just had a kid I wrote off all my symptoms as hormonal, my body trying to adjust, after two years I started losing hair. Then I started losing teeth, and over time it got to where my whole body was hurting.

4. Markus Nthen:

   It is, however, exciting to see that hair loss is by no means an isolated characteristic, but instead displays various relationships with other characteristics.

5. Alicia Silverstone:

   I adopted this diet for the animals, but the biggest surprise was how amazing I felt, i ditched my asthma inhaler, stopped my weekly allergy shots, lost weight and had a new glow from my skin and hair. I felt incredible from having more energy and balanced moods. This way of eating transformed me. Since then, I have not needed caffeine, aspirin or antibiotics. My body healed itself by being plant-based.