hairy vetch
- n European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
hair
- n 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
he combed his hair
each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells - n a very small distance or space
they escaped by a hair's-breadth - n filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
- n any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
there is a hair in my soup - n cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
- n a filamentous projection or process on an organism
hair's-breadth
- n a very small distance or space
they escaped by a hair's-breadth
hair-raiser
- n excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones
the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser
hair ball
- n a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur)
hair care
- n care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
hair coloring
- n a dye or tint for the hair
- n coloring of the hair
- n the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair
hair curler
- n a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it
hair drier
- n a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair