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hair
(h/(@)/r )

noun (n)

  • 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(noun.body)
    Example:
    He combed his hair.
    Each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells.
    source: wordnet30
  • a very small distance or space(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    They escaped by a hair's-breadth.
    source: wordnet30
  • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    fuzz, tomentum
    source: wordnet30
  • any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal(noun.body)
    Example:
    There is a hair in my soup.
    Synonym:
    pilus
    source: wordnet30
  • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    haircloth
    source: wordnet30
  • a filamentous projection or process on an organism(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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