Tra từ hair - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hair [hair hairs] BrE [heə(r)] NAmE [her] noun

1. uncountable, countable the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing especially on the head; one of these threads growing on the body of people and some animals
•fair/dark hair
•straight/curly/wavy hair
•to comb/brush your hair
• She often wears her hair loose.
• (informal) I'll be down in a minute. I'm doing (= brushing, arranging, etc.) my hair.
•I'm having my hair cut this afternoon.
•He's losing his hair (= becoming ↑bald ).
•body/facial/pubic hair
•There's a hair in my soup.
•The rug was covered with cat hairs.

see also ↑camel hair, ↑horsehair
2. -haired (in adjectives)having the type of hair mentioned
•dark-haired
•long-haired
3. countable a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and ↑stems of some plants
more at hang by a hair/thread at ↑hang _v., not see hide nor hair of sb/sth at ↑hide _n., split hairs at ↑split _v., tear your hair out at ↑tear ¹_v.
Idioms: ↑get in somebody's hair ▪ ↑hair of the dog ▪ ↑keep your hair on ▪ ↑let your hair down ▪ ↑make somebody's hair stand on end ▪ ↑not harm a hair of somebody's head ▪ ↑not have a hair out of place ▪ ↑not turn a hair

Word Origin:
Old English hǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haar and German Haar.

Thesaurus:
hair noun C
•There's a hair in my soup.
strand • • thread • |BrE fibre • |AmE fiber •
a long/single hair/strand/thread/fibre
a fine hair/strand/thread

Collocations:
Clothes and fashion
Clothes
be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
wear jewellery/(especially US) jewelry/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas/(especially US) your pajamas
Appearance
change/enhance/improve your appearance
create/get/have/give sth a new/contemporary/retro look
brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
Fashion
follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
spend/waste money on designer clothes
be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
update/revamp your wardrobe
be in/come into/go out of fashion
be (back/very much) in vogue
create a style/trend/vogue for sth
organize/put on a fashion show
show/unveil a designer's spring/summer collection
sashay/strut down the catwalk/(NAmE also) runway
be on/do a photo/fashion shoot

Collocations:
Physical appearance
A person may be described as having:
Eyes
(bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes
deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes
small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes
piercing/penetrating/steely eyes
bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes
bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows
long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes
Face
a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose
a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose
full/thick/thin/pouty lips
dry/chapped/cracked lips
flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks
soft/chubby/sunken cheeks
white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth
a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead
a strong/weak/pointed/double chin
a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard
a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache
Hair and skin
pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin
dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin
a dark/pale/light/sallow/ruddy/olive/swarthy/clear complexion
deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles
blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair
straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair
thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair
dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair
long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair
a bald/balding/shaved head
a receding hairline
a bald patch/spot
a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part
Body
a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck
broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders
a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest
a flat/swollen/bulging stomach
a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist
big/wide/narrow/slim hips
a straight/bent/arched/broad/hairy back
thin/slender/muscular arms
big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands
long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers
long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs
muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs
big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet
a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure
be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build

Example Bank:
•He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
•He went to the barber's to have his hair cut.
•Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
•Her only hair accessory was a headband.
•His hair curls naturally.
•His hair was shaved close to his head.
•His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
•I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?
•I'll be down in a minute, I'm just doing my hair.
•I'm trying to grow my hair.
•I've decided to have my hair permed.
•Kyle reached out to stroke her hair.
•She had beautiful auburn hair.
•She had shoulder-length black hair.
•She pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
•She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up.
•She tossed her long hair out of her eyes.
•She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
•They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight.
•Why don't you let your hair grow?
•Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
•a new shampoo for dull or dry hair
•a stylist specializing in hair extensions
•how to cope with hair loss
•waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men
•There's a hair in my soup.