hairs

noun

plural of hair
1
as in inches
a very small distance or degree a race that was won by a hair

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2
as in fibers
a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair discovered hairs on the plant's stem

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3
as in wools
the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick has no hair, but wears a wig a coat made of camel's hair

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Recent Examples of hairs The testing identified the hairs as belonging to Jefferson and provided what’s likely to be the best confirmation possible of his paternity, short of exhuming the former president’s remains. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Trios of nine-letter entries tower at the corners, pairs of 10-letter entries run along the remaining ones and two intersecting spanners form cross hairs at the center. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Shaving, friction from clothing, ingrown hairs, and even certain deodorants can cause low-grade inflammation, which may lead to excess pigment known as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). — Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026 Geckos scale smooth vertical surfaces without adhesives or suction cups thanks to microscopic hairs on their feet called setae. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 These hairs, including a lock clipped at his deathbed, were in a packet provided by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, and had not previously been available for analysis. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 Some of the transplanted hairs may shed during the early weeks before new growth begins. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 The deer that spreads the hairs on its tail is on alert but not quite ready to bolt. — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 Sonorous jaws bristled with the thick chin hairs of your least-favourite grandmother. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairs
  1. inches
  2. fibers
  3. wools
  4. steps
  5. threads
  6. coats
  7. necks
Noun
  • The high-collar silhouette, a stand-up neckline that extends several inches above the shoulders with no lapel break, is showing up on runways, in mass-market store windows and across editorial coverage heading into the colder months.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At 42 inches across and 20 inches high, the Infinity Flame can comfortably accommodate half a dozen Adirondack chairs around it.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • The rooms, which are decorated with wood and natural fibers, are set back from two miles of stunning Montego Bay beachfront and contain an impressive number of cheerful works of art by Jamaican artists.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Deisseroth first developed tiny fibers to deliver light to cells modified with the light-sensitive gene and said there now are other techniques to switch on or off neurons being studied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • Using luxurious cottons, silks, wools and linen to emphasize the simplicity and ease of wardrobe staples — T-shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, skirts, button-down shirts, pants and tunics — elevating their wearability for day and night.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of wools
Noun
  • That could be especially useful for tasks that take several steps or require waiting on someone else.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those steps are especially important just after sunrise and around sunset, when mosquitoes tend to be most active, researchers say.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of steps
Noun
  • The film leans on split screens to show text threads, streams and their live chats.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The stories have strong armature, so just about all other details and threads can be changed.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of threads
Noun
  • Marie Claire identifies high-collar outerwear as a defining trend of the season, spanning leather jackets, trenches, wool coats and sporty styles.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Marie Claire calls high-collar outerwear a defining trend of fall 2026, spanning funnel-neck leather jackets, trenches, wool coats and sporty styles.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of coats
Noun
  • Machado and her daughters had abrasions on their necks, which Lew said is consistent with asphyxiation.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Funnel necks are appearing on everything from long trench coats to cropped leather bombers.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of necks

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“Hairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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