Hair — synonyms, definition

1. hair (Noun)

amount beard bristle connective tissue cord degree down fell fiber fibre fluff fluffy feathers fraction fur fuzz hair's-breadth hairbreadth haircloth hairsbreadth hide • • •

hair (Noun) — 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. ex. "he combed his hair" ex. "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

hair (Noun) — A very small distance or space. ex. "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"

hair (Noun) — Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant. ex. "peach hair"

hair (Noun) — Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal. ex. "there is a hair in my soup"

hair (Noun) — Cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.

hair (Noun) — A filamentous projection or process on an organism.

appendage body covering cloth enation fabric filament filum material outgrowth plant process process small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity textile beard body hair bristle brow bush cilium coat coif coiffure cowlick crotch hair curl down eyebrow eyelash facial hair forelock foretop guard hair hair style • • • ceratin hairline keratin part parting integumentary system mammal mammalian