hair

English Thesaurus

1. a filamentous projection or process on an organism (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	appendage, outgrowth, process,
definition	:	a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bristle,
definition	:	a stiff hair (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	sensory hair, vibrissa, whisker,
definition	:	a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	seta,
definition	:	a stiff hair or bristle (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	pilus,
definition	:	hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism (noun.animal)

2. cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cloth, fabric, material, textile,
definition	:	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers (noun.artifact)

3. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal (noun.body)

hypernym	:	filament, filum,
definition	:	a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	ingrown hair,
definition	:	a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation) (noun.body)

part meronym	:	mammal, mammalian,
definition	:	any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk (noun.animal)

4. 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 (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body covering,
definition	:	any covering for the body or a body part (noun.body)

hyponym	:	coat, pelage,
definition	:	growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	guard hair,
definition	:	coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	mane,
definition	:	long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	forelock, foretop,
definition	:	a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	beard,
definition	:	hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	body hair,
definition	:	short hair growing over a person's body (noun.body)

hyponym	:	down, pile,
definition	:	fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	head of hair, mane,
definition	:	growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cowlick,
definition	:	a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat (noun.body)

hyponym	:	coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle,
definition	:	the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	curl, lock, ringlet, whorl,
definition	:	a strand or cluster of hair (noun.body)

hyponym	:	facial hair,
definition	:	hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) (noun.body)

hyponym	:	bush, crotch hair, pubic hair,
definition	:	hair growing in the pubic area (noun.body)

hyponym	:	brow, eyebrow, supercilium,
definition	:	the arch of hair above each eye (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cilium, eyelash, lash,
definition	:	any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (noun.body)

part holonym	:	hairline,
definition	:	the natural margin formed by hair on the head (noun.body)

part holonym	:	part, parting,
definition	:	a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions (noun.body)

part meronym	:	integumentary system,
definition	:	the skin and its appendages (noun.body)

substance holonym	:	ceratin, keratin,
definition	:	a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves (noun.substance)

5. filamentous hairlike growth on a plant (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	enation, plant process,
definition	:	a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	stinging hair,
definition	:	a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	beard,
definition	:	a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses (noun.plant)

6. a very small distance or space (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity,
definition	:	an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude (noun.quantity)

7. a filamentous projection or process on an organism (noun.animal)

derivation	:	haired, hairy, hirsute,
definition	:	having or covered with hair (adj.all)

8. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal (noun.body)

derivation	:	pilar,
definition	:	of or relating to a hair (adj.pert)

9. 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 (noun.body)

derivation	:	haired, hairy, hirsute,
definition	:	having or covered with hair (adj.all)

10. a filamentous projection or process on an organism (noun.animal)

derivation	:	haired, hairy, hirsute,
definition	:	having or covered with hair (adj.all)

11. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal (noun.body)

derivation	:	pilar,
definition	:	of or relating to a hair (adj.pert)

12. 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 (noun.body)

derivation	:	haired, hairy, hirsute,
definition	:	having or covered with hair (adj.all)

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