Word Cadet

hair

Letters that make hair

a, h, r, i are letters that make 'hair'

Words within hair

IR, HA, air, AI, ai, Ir are words within 'hair'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of hair

hairs, hairy, chair are words created by adding a letter to 'hair'

hair is a 4 letter word starting with h
hair is a 4 letter word ending with r

6 possible definitions for 'hair'

Hair as "filamentous hairlike growth on a plant"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fuzz, tomentum have the same meaning as 'hair'

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of plant process, enation.

Types of hair

beard, stinging hair are types of 'hair'.

Hair as "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"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of body covering.

Types of hair

coat, pelage, guard hair, mane, forelock, foretop, beard, lock, mane, ringlet, pile, whorl, coif, body hair, head of hair, cowlick, hairdo, hairstyle, hair style, coiffure, curl, facial hair, pubic hair, crotch hair, eyebrow, brow, supercilium, eyelash, cilium, down, bush, lash are types of 'hair'.

Substances of hair

keratin, ceratin are substances of 'hair'.

hair as a part

'hair' can be a part of integumentary system.

Parts of hair

hairline, part, parting are parts of 'hair'.

Derivatives of hair

hairy, haired, hirsute are derivatives of 'hair'.

Example of hair used within this context

"he combed his hair", "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

Hair as "a filamentous projection or process on an organism"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of appendage, process, outgrowth.

Types of hair

bristle, vibrissa, sensory hair, seta, pilus, whisker are types of 'hair'.

Derivatives of hair

hairy, haired, hirsute are derivatives of 'hair'.

Hair as "cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair, used for upholstery or stiffening in garments"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

haircloth has the same meaning as hair

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of cloth, fabric, material, textile.

Hair as "any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pilus has the same meaning as hair

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of filament, filum.

Types of hair

ingrown hair is a type of hair.

hair as a part

'hair' can be a part of mammal, mammalian.

Derivatives of hair

pilar is a derivative of hair.

Example of hair used within this context

"there is a hair in my soup"

Hair as "a very small distance or space"

Under this definition, hair is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hair's-breadth, whisker, hairsbreadth have the same meaning as 'hair'

hair as a type

'hair' can be a type of small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount.

Example of hair used within this context

"they escaped by a hair's-breadth", "they lost the election by a whisker"