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 hair hair /ˈhɛr/

noun

  1. () 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  ( hair )
    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
    he combed his hair
     Each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells
    each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells
  2. A filamentous projection or process on an organism  ( hair )
    a filamentous projection or process on an organism
     The caterpillar's body was covered in tiny, bristle-like hairs.
    The caterpillar's body was covered in tiny, bristle-like hairs.
  3. Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments  ( hair , haircloth )
    cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
  4. Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal  ( hair , pilus )
    any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
     There is a hair in my soup
    there is a hair in my soup
  5. Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant  ( hair , tomentum , fuzz )
    filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
     Peach fuzz
    peach fuzz
  6. A very small distance or space  ( hair , hair's-breadth , hairsbreadth , whisker , hairbreadth )
    a very small distance or space
     They escaped by a hair's-breadth
    they escaped by a hair's-breadth
     They lost the election by a whisker
    they lost the election by a whisker