HAIR

[noun] - the mass of thin threadlike structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person or animalHe's got short dark hair. [U]I'm going to have my hair cut. [U]He watched as she brushed her long red hair. [U]He had lost his hair by the time he was twenty-five. [U]My husband is like a monkey - he's even got hair on his back! [U]He's starting to get a few grey hairs now. [C]I found a hair in my soup. [C]My grandmother has long dark hairs growing out of her nose. [C]The antelope had a tuft of hair on its head. [U]Carl has suffered hair loss (= hair falling out) since having radiation therapy.(humorous) Someone might say as a joke that'll put hairs on your chest when you are about to drink something that it is very strongly alcoholic or eat something satisfying that will make your stomach feel full.People say it'll make your hair curl to children to persuade them to eat food, esp. the crust (= edge) of their bread.(informal) If someone gets in your hair, they annoy you, usually by being present all the time when you wish they were not.My flatmate has been getting in my hair a bit recently.(UK and ANZ informal often humorous) If you tell someone who is getting angry to keep their hair on (US keep their shirt on), you mean that they should stay calm.(informal) Something which makes your hair stand on end makes you feel very frightened or anxious.To be honest, the thought of jumping out of a moving aeroplane makes my hair stand on end.(humorous) The hair of the dog is an alcoholic drink taken as a cure the morning after an occasion when you have drunk too much alcohol.A hair dryer or hair drier is an electrical device, usually held in the hand, which blows out hot air and is used for drying and sometimes styling a person's hair.Hair gel is a thick liquid substance which is put in the hair to help the hair keep a particular shape or style.Hair mousse is a light creamy substance which is put in the hair to help the hair keep a particular shape or style.Hair mousse is usually sold as an aerosol.(informal) Something which is described as hair-raising is very frightening.She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.A hair salon is a shop where people go to have their hair cut and put into a particular style.(UK and ANZ) A hair slide (US barrette) is a small and often decorative fastener which women and girls use in their hair, esp. to hold it back off the face.See picture: HairstylesHair spray is a liquid which is forced out of a special container in a cloud-like mass of drops onto the hair to keep it in a particular shape.A hair's breadth is a very small distance or amount.(figurative) She came within a hair's breadth of losing her life.(informal) Something which is described as hair-trigger could change very suddenly with very little cause or warning.Watch her - she's got a hair-trigger temper! -haired [suffix]dark-hairedshort-haired