hair

hair
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 on other parts of the body:
facial/body hair
b. uncount the hair that grows from an animal's skin
c. count a single piece of hair:
a few gray hairs
get/keep out of someone's hair
to keep away from someone in order to avoid trouble or to avoid annoying them
the hair of the dog (that bit you) HUMOROUS
an alcoholic drink that makes you feel better when you drank too much alcohol the night before
let your hair down INFORMAL
to relax and enjoy yourself because you are in a comfortable environment
make someone's hair curl HUMOROUS
to make someone suddenly feel shocked
make someone's hair stand on end OFTEN HUMOROUS
to make someone feel very frightened
not harm/touch a hair on someone's head
to not harm someone in any way
not have a hair out of place
to look very neat and clean
tear/pull your hair out INFORMAL
to feel very worried or very annoyed about something because you do not know what to do about it
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Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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