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hairs
noun(hair)
a very small distance or space
Synonyms: hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, whisker,
Examples:
They escaped by a hair's-breadth.
hairs
noun(hair)
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
Synonyms: pilus,
Examples:
There is a hair in my soup.
hairs
noun(hair)
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
Synonyms: haircloth,
hairs
noun(hair)
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
Synonyms: fuzz, tomentum,
hairs
noun(hair)
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
Examples:
He combed his hair.
Each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells.
hairs
noun(hair)
a filamentous projection or process on an organism

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