Definition hair in British English

hair noun

noun

/heə(r)/

▪ curly, fine, kinky, long, short, straight, thick, wavy

the mass of thin fibres that grows on your head

Example

long black hair

Example

Example

He wore his hair in a ponytail.

Example

You need to brush your hair before you go out.

Example

I was in front of the mirror doing my hair.

Synonyms and related words

a bald patch a lock of hair alopecia

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1.1

hair that grows on other parts of the body

Example

facial/body hair

Synonyms and related words

a bald patch a lock of hair alopecia

1.2

the hair that grows from an animal's skin

Synonyms and related words

armor armour beard

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Example

Synonyms and related words

a bald patch a lock of hair alopecia

Example

The only people whose hair wasn't on fire over the sacking of the FBI director were in the press office of the White House.

Words related to hair:

a lock of hair (phrase) angel-hair pasta (noun) bad hair day (noun) to the roots of your hair (phrase) do your etc (phrase) dress someone’s hair (phrase) out of someone’s hair (phrase) grey hair (noun) hair (noun) hair grip (noun) hair shirt (noun) hair slide (noun) hair spray (noun) hair’s breadth (noun) hair-raising (adjective) hair-splitting (noun) hair-trigger (adjective) have not seen hide nor hair of someone (phrase) head of hair (phrase) keep your hair on (phrase) let your hair down (phrase) make someone’s hair curl (phrase) make someone’s hair stand on end (phrase) mermaid hair (noun) not a hair on someone’s head () not have a hair out of place () not to harm a hair on someone’s head () not turn a hair () a hair shirt (phrase) your hair out (phrase) the hair of the dog (that bit you) (phrase) toss your (phrase)