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Another word for hair

hair Synonyms

hair

n.

Threadlike growth
locks, tresses, wig, moustache, whiskers, eyebrow, eyelash, thatch, sideburn, down, tress, wool, shock, mane, filament, fluff; see also beard, fur.
One threadlike growth
whisker, cilium, bristle, vibrissa, striga, villus; see also fiber 1, thread.
Anything suggesting the thickness of a hair
filament, strand, thread, fiber, a hairbreadth, a narrow margin, whisker, nose, hair trigger, hairspring, splinter, shaving, sliver; see also bit 3.

get in one's hair*

irritate, annoy, disturb; see bother 2.

have by the short hairs*

have at one's mercy, victimize, have over a barrel*; see defeat 1.

let one's hair down*

relax, be informal, have fun, let oneself go; see relax 1.

make one's hair stand on end

terrify, scare, horrify; see frighten 1.

split hairs

quibble, cavil, nag; see fight 1.

to a hair

precisely, perfectly, right in every detail; see exactly.

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Another word for hair

noun

A slight amount or indication:

breath, dash, ghost, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupÃ§on, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. (Informal) whisker. See big, show

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Long dark lashes and black curly hair - he had it all.
She felt the hair rising on the back of her neck.
He has big brown eyes and long golden hair and pretty round cheeks.
He pushed the hair from her neck and his lips sizzled a hot trail in its wake.
As the Princess held the white piglet in her arms and stroked its soft hair she said: Let Eureka out of the cage, for she is no longer a prisoner, but our good friend.

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