hair
Translation
hair
Examples
She has long brown hair.
She has long brown hair.
There's a hair in my soup.
There's a hair in my soup.
Grammar Patterns
((hair)) [uncountable] the mass of filaments on a person's head She has long brown hair.
((a hair)) [countable] a single filament of hair There's a hair in my soup.
Similar Words
Synonyms: locks, tresses (poetic); Related: fur (on an animal)
Etymology
From Old English 'hær'.
Memory Tips
It's what grows on your head. It sounds like 'hare', a type of rabbit, which is covered in hair (fur).