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Synonyms for hair

Most common

locks mop thatch whisker fuzz bristle tress pubescence

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Locks — specifically, the collection of hairs on the top and sides of the human head, growing from the scalp

locks, mop, thatch

3. Fuzz

fuzz, tomentum rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Specifically, the collection of hairs on the top and sides of the human head, growing from the scalp.

    In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair.

  2. n. 2

    A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

  3. n. 3

    The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for any part or the whole body.

Forms

Plural
hairs → mops, thatches, whiskers, fuzzes…

Example sentences

  • locks I want to live in a place where locks don't exist.
  • mop I am not going out because I have to mop my room.
  • thatch My dad taught me how to make thatch roofs.
  • whisker The cow missed being hit by a gnat's whisker.
  • fuzz His peach fuzz juxtaposes his cute baby face.
  • bristle Soft bristle paintbrushes are best for watercolour painting.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hairrising
lockssteady
moprising
thatchsteady
whiskerrising
fuzzrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
mop1
4 letters
lock1, fuzz1
5 letters
locks1, tress1, pilus
6 letters
thatch1
7 letters
bristle2, whisker2
8 letters
tomentum
9 letters
haircloth
10 letters
pubescence

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bristle2 = 2 syllables).

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poil
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pelo
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cabello
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