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 And then all of a sudden, the hairs on my arms completely stood up. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Even that large scalp of hers still managing to valiantly push up its fine hairs. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Most people worry about crow’s feet or a few gray hairs, but Kelly Ripa has her eye on something a little lower. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 The testing identified the hairs as belonging to Jefferson and provided what’s likely to be the best confirmation possible of his paternity, short of exhuming the former president’s remains. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Trios of nine-letter entries tower at the corners, pairs of 10-letter entries run along the remaining ones and two intersecting spanners form cross hairs at the center. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Shaving, friction from clothing, ingrown hairs, and even certain deodorants can cause low-grade inflammation, which may lead to excess pigment known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026 Geckos scale smooth vertical surfaces without adhesives or suction cups thanks to microscopic hairs on their feet called setae. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairs
  1. inches
  2. fibers
  3. wools
  4. steps
  5. threads
  6. coats
  7. necks
Noun
  • Each monitor measures 16 inches and has a resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • At just under 12 by 16 inches, it's perfectly sized to sit in front of your everyday pillows.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of inches
Noun
  • This doesn’t just apply to the growing phase for natural fibers like wool, leather and cotton, but also to the production processes that follow, including washing, dyeing and tanning.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Luther, 24, was reborn after a bullet damaged her brain and severed the fibers of her identity.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • The clothing includes Donegal wools, awning stripes, statement plaids and houndstooths.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 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
  • The other two, Descript and Resemble AI, had taken steps to make nonconsensual cloning harder.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Yet over the past year, Netanyahu has taken steps that angered Trump and others in his administration, including strikes in Lebanon and Gaza that undercut his regional peace efforts.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
Noun
  • Usually, the various narrative threads of Black Doves alternate with each other scene-by-scene throughout an episode.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
  • By the film’s close, Saito somehow manages to land on a moment of authentic sibling interaction that, while not tying up all his disparate narrative threads, still feels honest and satisfying.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of threads
Noun
  • Despite the freezing temperatures, agents confiscated the migrants’ coats and refused to give them blankets.
    — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There’s a part in the Robbie episode where Fiona talks about how flight attendants putting their coats and luggage in the closet that’s supposed to hold wheelchairs makes her life way harder.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of coats
Noun
  • Drivers stopped at the adjacent intersection crane their necks to peer through the windows.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The collection could be spotted around the necks, dangling from the ears, and sparkling on the fingers of guests throughout the room.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
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