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{
"term": "hair",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/bo/body_hair.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing on a person's head",
"labels": "(North American English also)(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She has **long dark hair**."
},
{
"text": "**brown/black/blonde/red/grey/white hair**"
},
{
"text": "straight/curly/wavy hair"
},
{
"text": "to comb/brush your hair"
},
{
"text": "to wash/dye your hair"
},
{
"text": "She often wears her hair loose."
},
{
"text": "I'll be down in a minute. I'm **doing** *(= brushing, arranging, etc.)* **my hair**."
},
{
"text": "I'm **having my hair cut** this afternoon."
},
{
"text": "He’s losing his hair *(= becoming )."
},
{
"text": "**hair colour/loss**"
},
{
"text": "a **hair salon**"
},
{
"text": "He ran both hands through his thinning hair."
},
{
"text": "Her blond hair fell over her eyes."
},
{
"text": "She had beautiful auburn hair."
},
{
"text": "She had shoulder-length black hair."
},
{
"text": "a new shampoo for dull or dry hair"
},
{
"text": "His hair curls naturally."
},
{
"text": "His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up."
},
{
"text": "His hair was shaved close to his head."
},
{
"text": "I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?"
},
{
"text": "I'm trying to grow my hair (= let it grow longer)."
},
{
"text": "I've decided to have my hair permed."
},
{
"text": "She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up."
},
{
"text": "They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight."
},
{
"text": "Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?"
},
{
"text": "Her only hair accessory was a headband."
},
{
"text": "how to cope with hair loss"
}
],
"topics": ["Body", "Appearance"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "hair growing on the body of a person or an animal",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**body/facial/pubic hair**"
},
{
"text": "waxing, and other hair removal methods"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a piece of hair from a person or an animal",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's a hair in my soup."
},
{
"text": "The rug was covered with cat hairs."
},
{
"text": "She pushed a stray hair behind her ear."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "having the type of hair mentioned",
"examples": [
{
"text": "dark-haired"
},
{
"text": "long-haired"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to annoy somebody by always being near them, asking them questions, etc.",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be in great danger",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Danger"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to tell somebody to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It’s about time you let your hair down and had some fun!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to shock or frighten somebody",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not hurt somebody physically in any way",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to look extremely clean and neat",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not to see somebody/something for some time",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to show no surprise, shock, etc. when something unusual or unexpected happens",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She listened to his confession without turning a hair."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to show that you are very angry or anxious about something",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's keeping very calm—anyone else would be tearing their hair out."
},
{
"text": "I felt like tearing my hair out in frustration."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/heə(r)/",
"audio": "ha/hair/hair__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/her/",
"audio": "ha/hair/hair__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English hǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haar and German Haar."
}