hair

hair
[[t]he͟ə(r)[/t]]
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hairs
1) N-VAR: usu supp N Your hair is the fine threads that grow in a mass on your head.

I wash my hair every night...

He has black hair.

...a girl with long blonde hair...

I get some grey hairs but I pull them out.

2) N-VAR Hair is the short, fine threads that grow on different parts of your body.

The majority of men have hair on their chest...

It tickled the hairs on the back of my neck.

3) N-VAR Hair is the threads that cover the body of an animal such as a dog, or make up a horse's mane and tail.

I am allergic to cat hair.

...dog hairs on the carpet.

4) N-COUNT: usu pl Hairs are short, very fine threads that grow on some insects and plants.

The stinging nettle has a square stem and little hairs.

5) PHRASE: V inflects If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.

...the world-famous Oktoberfest, a time when everyone in Munich really lets their hair down.

6) PHRASE: V inflects Something that makes your hair stand on end shocks or frightens you very much.

This was the kind of smile that made your hair stand on end.

7) PHRASE (emphasis) If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.

She had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place.

8) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone faced with a shock or a problem does not turn a hair, you mean that they do not show any surprise or fear, and remain completely calm.

No one seems to turn a hair at the thought of the divorced Princess marrying.

Syn:
bat an eyelid
9) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone is splitting hairs, you mean that they are making unnecessary distinctions between things when the differences between them are so small they are not important.

Don't split hairs. You know what I'm getting at.

Syn:

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