Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with hair in American Collocation
hair
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/her/
of a particular colour or shade
auburn
black
blonde
brown
dark
fair
ginger
golden
grey
light
red
white
straight/not straight
curly
frizzy
straight
wavy
Her soft wavy hair was grey and she wore elegant pearl earrings.
long/short
cropped
flowing
long
short
shoulder-length
Not everyone with cropped hair is a hooligan!
thin/thick
fine
thick
thin
My hair is really fine and difficult to style.
shiny or soft
glossy
shiny
silky
sleek
soft
She looked stunning with her mane of glossy black hair.
looking untidy
messy
shaggy
straggly
tangled
tousled
unkempt
untidy
windswept
He was about 20, with unkempt hair and a beard.
looking unpleasant
greasy
lank
matted
The old woman’s hair was lank and unwashed and her skin was pallid.
have your hair in a particular style
grow
have
plait
tie back
wear
I’m growing my hair long again.
He had his hair in a ponytail.
She wore her hair in long curls at the sides.
cut hair
crop
cut
shave (off)
trim
Where do you have your hair cut?
arrange your hair
brush
comb
do
She wanted to buy some new clothes and get her hair done.
I must do my hair before I go out.
She wanted to buy some new clothes and get her hair done.
change the colour of your hair
bleach
colour
dye
His hair was still so dark; we wondered if he dyed it.