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hair

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɛr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hâr)

Inflections of 'hair' (n):
hair
n (Uncountable sense(s): no inflections)
hairs
npl (For the filament, botany, measure, and individual hair senses, and sometimes the human body sense)
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026
hair
Hair can be a countable noun or an uncountable noun.
used as a countable noun
Each of the thread-like things growing on your head and body is a hair. You can refer to several of these things as hairs.
These tiny needles are far thinner than a human .
There were black on the back of his hands.
used as an uncountable noun
However, don't refer to all the hairs on your head as your ‘hairs’. Refer to them as your hair.
I washed my hands and combed my .
Brigitte was a young woman with long blonde hair.
'hair' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "hair" in the title:

' There is a hair on the table. ' or ' There is hair on the table' - English Only forum
'ginger' hair [acceptable? pejorative?] - English Only forum
'I got my hair cut.' - English Only forum
“I can’t do a thing with my hair.” “I can totally relate.” - English Only forum
(her) hair blowing in the air - English Only forum
150,000 strands of hair - English Only forum
a (hair) tie in her hair - English Only forum
a (pair/set of) hair clipper(s) - English Only forum
a bad hair day - English Only forum
a bug in/on your hair - English Only forum
A case of windblown hair - English Only forum
A cute sentence revolving around hair - English Only forum
A dozen old hair-drying machines - English Only forum
A girl who has blond hair and wears a dress vs. A blonde girl in a dress - English Only forum
a hair appointment to be had - English Only forum
<a> hair in my soup - English Only forum
A hair laid across the page-ends was too obvious. - English Only forum
a hair lock [on a drawer] - English Only forum
a hair of the pitbull - English Only forum
a hair on the good side of ugly - English Only forum
A hair or hair - English Only forum
a hair-splitter - English Only forum
a hair's breath [breadth] - English Only forum
a hair/tad/shade too..... big/small, etc - English Only forum
"a hairbreadth escape"and "a hair's breadth escape" - English Only forum
A <hairy/long hair> grey and white cat. - English Only forum
a halo of hair - English Only forum
a head of hair like copper wire - English Only forum
a helmet of no-color hair - English Only forum
a hunddred thousandth (of) the width of a human hair - English Only forum
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