Synonyms for hair
hɛərha·ir

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1. hairnoun

   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

   "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

2. hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whiskernoun

   a very small distance or space

   "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, vibrissa, fuzz, haircloth, sensory hair, tomentum, whisker, pilus

3. hair, fuzz, tomentumnoun

   filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

   "peach fuzz"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, copper, hair's-breadth, bull, blur, fuzz, haircloth, pig, tomentum cerebri, tomentum, whisker, pilus, cop

4. hair, pilusnoun

   any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

   "there is a hair in my soup"

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

5. haircloth, hairnoun

   cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments

   Synonyms:
   hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, whisker, pilus

6. hairnoun

   a filamentous projection or process on an organism

   Synonyms:
   fuzz, haircloth, tomentum, pilus, hairsbreadth, hair's-breadth, whisker

Matched Categories

1. • Body Covering
   • Fabric
   • Filament
   • Plant Process
   • Process
   • Small Indefinite Quantity

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. locks

   as in locks of hair

   she brushed her long, curly locks.

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

2. pilar

   of or relating to the hair

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hairnoun

   Synonyms:
   bristle, pubescence, pubes, tentaculum, palpus, lock, tress, coiffure, chignon, forelock

   Associated words:
   trichology, depilatory, depilitant, depilate, depilation, disheveled, bandeau, barrette, tonsure, pomade, follicle, sac, fillet, ecdysis, endysis, bandoline, piliferous, piliform, piligerous, coiffeur, tousled

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1. List of paraphrases for "hair":

   cabello, headwear, haircut, hairdressing, poetry, hairstyle, mao, hairline, headdress, capillary, hairdo, hairdresser, fur, pelage, hairy, wig

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1. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   Democrats are running around like they found a hair in their biscuit.

2. Charley Hoffman:

   I guess the hair's gone, so I'm not that much different than any golfer now, but most importantly, I just want to play good golf and give myself chances to win golf tournaments.

3. Jack Philip Barsky:

   I made myself into somebody who had just jumped off the potato truck. I rubbed soap into my eyes to make them red, I had stubble on my face, the hair wasn’t really combed well, dirty T-shirt, two weeks later, I got the Social Security card in the mail, and I was allowed to actually legally work in the United States.

4. Darren Walsh/Action Images/Reuters Vialli:

   Regaining my health means seeing myself in the mirror again, seeing the hair grow, not having to draw eyebrows on with a pencil, it can appear strange in this moment (of the pandemic), compared to many others I feel very fortunate.

5. Judith Stern:

   Experience a comb life gives you after you lose your hair.