Illustration of hair
- 1 shaft
- 2 sebaceous gland
- 3 epidermis
- 4 dermis
- 5 hair follicle
- 6 bulb
- 7 papilla
often attributive
1
2
3
a
: a minute distance or amount
won by a hair
b
: a precise degree
aligned to a hair
5
: a filamentous structure that resembles hair
leaf hair
Synonyms
Examples of hair in a Sentence
He plucked a hair from his arm.
There are dog hairs all over my coat.
The hair on her arms is blond.
He has a lot of hair on his chest.
He got his hair cut last week.
He has a thick head of hair.
a balding man who is losing his hair
He won the race by a hair.
He was a hair off on the count.
Recent Examples on the Web
Full credit, though, to the hair and makeup, both top-notch throughout.
—
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
In the image from the set, Rinna trades in her signature short hair for a long copper wig with bangs.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There’s a vanity chest next to the sink with a host of other necessities, including golden razors, toothbrushes, combs, and hair brushes (a shower cap would have been nice though).
—Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The character requires me to have white hair, white beard and look old.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Candace is pictured in a pair of Nike Air Jordans, her long platinum hair stark against her black shirt.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Rihanna was snapped on her way to Giorgio Baldi restaurant with her hair pulled up and back from her face, then gathered at the top of her head in soft ringlet curls.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Apr. 2024
Chan did not disclose what role required him to turn his hair grey.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
During production, The Avengers star was snapped on set with bleached eyebrows and curly red hair over a receding hairline.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
In the image from the set, Rinna trades in her signature short hair for a long copper wig with bangs.
—Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
There’s a vanity chest next to the sink with a host of other necessities, including golden razors, toothbrushes, combs, and hair brushes (a shower cap would have been nice though).
—Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
The character requires me to have white hair, white beard and look old.
—USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Candace is pictured in a pair of Nike Air Jordans, her long platinum hair stark against her black shirt.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Rihanna was snapped on her way to Giorgio Baldi restaurant with her hair pulled up and back from her face, then gathered at the top of her head in soft ringlet curls.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Apr. 2024
Chan did not disclose what role required him to turn his hair grey.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
During production, The Avengers star was snapped on set with bleached eyebrows and curly red hair over a receding hairline.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Hair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hair. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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hair
noun
ˈha(ə)r 
ˈhe(ə)r
1
a
: a slender threadlike growth from the skin of an animal
especially
: one that usually contains coloring and forms part of the characteristic coat of a mammal
b
: a covering or growth of hairs of an animal or a body part
2
: a tiny distance or amount
won by a hair
3
: a threadlike structure that resembles hair
leaf hairs
Medical Definition
hair
nounoften attributive
1
: 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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