hair
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 noun
a very small distance or space
they escaped by a hair's-breadth
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Sense 3 noun
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
peach fuzz
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Sense 4 noun
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
there is a hair in my soup
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Sense 5 noun
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
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Sense 6 noun
a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hairy |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | integumentary system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hairline |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | parting |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | keratin |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | body covering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pelage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guard hair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mane |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | forelock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beard |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body hair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | head of hair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cowlick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coif |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | facial hair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pubic hair |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eyebrow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lash |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant process |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stinging hair |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | beard |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pilar |
| 4 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | mammal |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | filum |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ingrown hair |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | fabric |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hairy |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | appendage |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bristle |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | vibrissa |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | seta |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | pilus |