hair
- nounADJECTIVE▪ auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger (BrE), golden, grey/gray, grizzled, jet-black, light, raven (literary), red, sandy, silver, silvery, white, yellow▪ bushy, coarse, curly, fine, flyaway (esp. AmE), frizzy, kinky (AmE), nappy (AmE), shaggy, spiky, straight, thick, wavy, wiry, wispy▪ beautiful, glossy, shiny, silky, sleek▪ dishevelled/disheveled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, matted, messy, scruffy, tangled, tousled, unkempt, unruly, untidy (esp. BrE), windswept▪
a new shampoo for dull or dry hair
▪His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
▪ cropped, long, short, shoulder-length, waist-length▪She had shoulder-length black hair.
▪ stray▪She pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
▪ thinning▪He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
▪ body, chest, facial, pubic▪ cat, dog, etc.▪The rug was covered with cat hairs.
… OF HAIR▪ lock, wispVERB + HAIR▪ have▪She had beautiful auburn hair.
▪ lose▪He had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.
▪ wear▪She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
▪ arrange, do, fix, tidy (esp. BrE)▪I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?
▪I'll be down in a minute, I'm just doing my hair.
▪She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up.
▪ braid (esp. AmE), plait (BrE), put up, tie back▪Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
▪ brush, comb▪ shampoo, wash▪ cut, trim▪He went to the barber's to have his hair cut.
▪ blow-dry, dry▪ style▪They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight.
▪ curl, gel, perm, relax, straighten▪I've decided to have my hair permed.
▪ bleach, colour/color, dye▪ grow▪I'm trying to grow my hair.
▪ shave▪His hair was shaved close to his head.
▪ mess up, muss (AmE), ruffle▪ smooth, stroke▪Kyle reached out to stroke her hair.
▪ flick, toss▪She tossed her long hair out of her eyes.
HAIR + VERB▪ grow▪Why don't you let your hair grow?
▪ curl▪His hair curls naturally.
▪ fall, flow, hang, lie, tumble▪Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
▪ gleam, glint, glisten, shineHAIR + NOUN▪ loss▪how to cope with hair loss
▪ salon, stylist▪ colour/color▪ accessory▪Her only hair accessory was a headband.
▪ extension▪a stylist specializing in hair extensions
▪ removal▪waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men
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haïr — haïr … Dictionnaire des rimes
haïr — [ air ] v. tr. <conjug. : 10> • 1080; frq. °hatjan REM. Au Canada, [ ajir ] avec h muet : j hais. 1 ♦ Avoir (qqn) en haine. ⇒ détester, exécrer, honnir. « Ils nous haïssent de toute la haine du domestique pour le maître, du petit pour le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hair — W1S1 [heə US her] n [: Old English; Origin: hAr] 1.) [U] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head ▪ She put on her lipstick and brushed her hair . ▪ I must get my hair cut it s getting very long. ▪ You ve had your hair done… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hair — (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r; akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r, Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.] 1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
*haïr — ● haïr verbe transitif (francique hatjan) Avoir de la haine pour quelqu un, lui vouloir du mal, abhorrer, exécrer quelqu un : Haïr les dictateurs. Avoir de la répugnance, de l aversion, de l horreur pour quelque chose : Haïr l hypocrisie. ● haïr… … Encyclopédie Universelle
hair — HAIR. v. a (l h s aspire.) Vouloir mal à quelqu un. Haïr ses ennemis, les haïr mortellement, cruellement. haïr quelqu un à mort, le haïr à la mort. haïr son prochain, le haïr. comme la peste, le haïr en diable. haïr les meschans. haïr les… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
hair — [ her ] noun *** uncount the thing that grows on your head in a mass of thin fibers: long black hair a girl with dark shoulder length hair He wore his hair in a ponytail. You need to brush your hair before you go out. a. uncount hair that grows… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hair — ► NOUN 1) any of the fine thread like strands growing from the skin of mammals and other animals, or from the epidermis of a plant. 2) strands of hair collectively, especially on a person s head. 3) a very small quantity or extent. ● hair of the… … English terms dictionary
hair — do’s and dont’s have been a tricky subject in Chinese culture ever since the Manchu conquest in 1644. It has been observed by many writers and scholars that the transition from late imperial to modernity was, for many Chinese who lived at the… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
hair — [her, har] n. [ME here < OE hær (akin to Ger haar, Frank * harja) & < ? OFr haire, hair shirt < Frank * harja < IE base * k̑er(s) , to bristle] 1. any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being 2. a… … English World dictionary
hair´i|ly — hair|y «HAIR ee», adjective, hair|i|er, hair|i|est, noun, plural hair|ies. –adj. 1. covered with hair; having much hair: »hairy hads, a hairy ape … Useful english dictionary
