hairs

noun

plural of hair
1
as in inches
a very small distance or degree a race that was won by a hair

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2
as in fibers
a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair discovered hairs on the plant's stem

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3
as in wools
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick has no hair, but wears a wig a coat made of camel's hair

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Recent Examples of hairs These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Some of the transplanted hairs may shed during the early weeks before new growth begins. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The deer that spreads the hairs on its tail is on alert but not quite ready to bolt. — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 Sonorous jaws bristled with the thick chin hairs of your least-favourite grandmother. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 After a years-long effort to extract just a fraction of DNA, the Bible hairs turned out not to be Jefferson’s. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Years into the project, Shapiro and Green’s lab determined that the bible hairs had not, in fact, belonged to Jefferson. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026 Crosby, with a few more white hairs than last season, thought about the comment for a second before shrugging his shoulders and smiling. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Some baby hummingbirds disguise themselves as caterpillars with stinging hairs to avoid predators, while octopus, squid, and cuttlefish use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings and hide. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairs
  1. inches
  2. fibers
  3. wools
  4. steps
  5. threads
  6. coats
  7. necks
Noun
  • The high-collar silhouette, a stand-up neckline that extends several inches above the shoulders with no lapel break, is showing up on runways, in mass-market store windows and across editorial coverage heading into the colder months.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At 42 inches across and 20 inches high, the Infinity Flame can comfortably accommodate half a dozen Adirondack chairs around it.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The Circ partnership will provide another route to reducing reliance on virgin materials alongside Primark’s existing work with recycled fibers, including with supplier Recover, the spokesperson added.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Some natural fibers, especially cotton and wool, can shrink in hot water.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • Using luxurious cottons, silks, wools and linen to emphasize the simplicity and ease of wardrobe staples — T-shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, skirts, button-down shirts, pants and tunics — elevating their wearability for day and night.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of wools
Noun
  • That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
Noun
  • One task asked an agent to redline a statement of work using a 160-file data room, 21 emails across nine threads, and four meeting notes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Actress Emma Watson was spotted in Tokyo sporting Uniqlo threads, and Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett is a brand ambassador.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of threads
Noun
  • While the polyester fabric isn’t ideal, I was impressed by the coat’s thickness and weight, which gave it a more luxurious feel than typical poly-blend coats.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As September draws to a close and attention turns toward coats and knitwear, Lopez is thinking about bare skin, salt water, and disappearing somewhere with very little on the agenda.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of coats
Noun
  • Machado and her daughters had abrasions on their necks, which Lew said is consistent with asphyxiation.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Funnel necks are appearing on everything from long trench coats to cropped leather bombers.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of necks

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“Hairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairs. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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