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Hairs

A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

📖 Definitions of "Hairs"

noun

1
A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
2
The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
"In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair."
3
A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
4
A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.
"Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hairs"

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Word	Definition
fuzznoun	(US, slang, with "the") The police, or any law enforcement agency.
hairclothnoun	Cloth made of the mane or tail hairs of a horse.
tomentumnoun	(zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence.
hairbreadthnoun	Alternative form of hair's breadth: the width of a hair, a very short distance or a very small amount. [(idiomatic) A very small amount or distance.]
bristlesnoun	The hairs or other filaments that make up a brush, broom, or similar item, typically made from plant cellulose, animal hairs, or synthetic polymers.
fibresnoun	Dietary fibre.
grossnoun	The total amount (of goods, money, etc) before taxes, expenses, exceptions, tares, or similar deductions are subtracted.
kindsnoun	A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
moornoun	An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)
ponytailsnoun	A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
pubesnoun	The pubic region.
silksnoun	the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
sleevesnoun	The part of a garment that covers the arm.
tressesnoun	a head of hair, particularly when the hair is of length
folliclesnoun	(anatomy) A small cavity or sac, such as a hair follicle.
furnoun	(uncountable) The hairy coat of various mammal species, especially when fine, soft and thick.
strandsnoun	Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
locksnoun	A head of hair; tresses.
curlsnoun	Specifically, a body of curly hair on someone's head.
ringletsnoun	A lock, tress.