hair

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals: fair / dark hair * straight / curly / wavy hair * to comb / brush your hair * She often wears her hair loose. * (spoken) I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair. * I'm having my hair cut this afternoon. * He's losing his hair (= becoming bald). * body / facial / pubic hair * There's a hair in my soup. * The rug was covered with cat hairs. seealsoCAMELHAIR, HORSEHAIR 2 (-haired) (in adjectives) having the type of hair mentioned: dark-haired * long-haired 3 [C] a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants IDIOMS get in sb's hair (informal) to annoy sb by always being near them, asking them questions, etc. the hair of the dog (that bit you) (informal) alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before keep your hair on (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry let your hair down (informal) to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way: It's about time you let your hair down and had some fun! make sb's hair stand on end to shock or frighten sb: a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end not harm / touch a hair of sb's head to not hurt sb physically in any way not have a hair out of place (of a person) to look extremely clean and neat not turn a hair to show no emotion when sth surprising, shocking, etc. happens: She listened to his confession without turning a hair. moreatHANGv., HIDEn., SPLITv., TEARv.