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Hairlike
see synonyms of hairlikeAdjective
1. capillary, hairlike
long and slender with a very small internal diameter
Example Sentences:'a capillary tube'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Hairlike
see synonyms of hairlikenoun
1.
any of the threadlike pigmented structures that grow from follicles beneath the skin of mammals and consist of layers of dead keratinized cells
2.
a growth of such structures, as on the human head or animal body, which helps prevent heat loss from the body
3. botany
any threadlike outgrowth from the epidermis, such as a root hair
4.
a.
a fabric or material made from the hair of some animals
b.
(as modifier)
a hair carpet
a hair shirt
5. another word for hair's-breadth
to lose by a hair
6. get in someone's hair
7. hair of the dog
8. keep your hair on!
9. let one's hair down
10. not turn a hair
11. split hairs
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Hairlike
see synonyms of hairlike noun
1.
any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being
2.
a growth of these
; esp.,a.
the growth covering the human head
b.
the growth covering all or part of the skin of most mammals
3.
material woven from hair
4.
an extremely small space, margin, degree, etc.
to miss by a hair
5. Botany
a threadlike growth on a plant; trichome
adjective
6.
made of or with hair
7.
for the care of the hair
hair tonic
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.