British English

hip

hip [noun] (BODY PART)
US /hɪp/ 
UK /hɪp/ 
Example: 

That woman has broad hips.

One of the two parts at either side of your body between your waist and the top of your legs

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

That woman has broad hips.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

hip

 noun
the place where your leg joins the side of your body

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

HIP

HIP /hɪp/ noun [countable]
  the abbreviation of Home Information Pack

hip

I.   noun

I. hip1 /hɪp/ noun [countable]
 [Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: hype]
 [Sense 2: Language: Old English; Origin: heope]
 1. one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist:
   • She stood there with her hands on her hips glaring at him.
   • The old lady had fallen and broken her hip.
 2. the red fruit of some kinds of roses SYN rose hip

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hip

hip [hip hips hipper hippest] noun, adjective, exclamation   [hɪp]    [hɪp]

noun

1. the area at either side of the body between the top of the leg and the waist; the joint at the top of the leg

• She stood with her hands on her hips.

• These jeans are too tight around the hips.

• a hip replacement operation

• the hip bone

• She broke her hip in the fall.

2. -hipped (in adjectives) having hips of the size or shape mentioned

• large-hipped

• slim-hipped

3. (also ˈrose hip) the red fruit that grows on some types of wild rose bush

see shoot from the hip at  shoot  v.

 

Word Origin:

n. senses 1 to 2 Old English hype Germanic Dutch heup German Hüfte hop
n. sense 3 Old English hēope hīope West Germanic Dutch joop German Hiefe
adj. early 20th cent.
exclam. mid 18th cent.

 

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:

• Don't carry money or documents in your hip pocket.

• He had his leg amputated at the hip.

• He leaned casually against the door frame, hands on hips.

• He put his hands on his hips and sighed.

• He took a swig of whisky from his hip flask.

• Her hips had spread since having a baby.

• Her hips were still narrow like a girl's.

• Her hips were swaying seductively in time to the music.

• My grandmother's having a hip replacement.

• She was carrying a baby on her hip.

• She was wearing a short blue dress, belted across the hips.

• She wiggled her hips seductively as she walked.

• The gun could be fired from the shoulder or from the hip.

• The skirt is slit to the hip on one side.

• Twist your hips in your opponent's direction as you punch.

Idiom: hip, hip, hooray! 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hip (FRUIT) /hɪp/
noun [C]
MAINLY UK FOR rose hip

 

hip (BODY PART) /hɪp/
noun [C]
the area below the waist and above the legs at either side of the body, or the joint which connects the leg to the upper part of the body:
This exercise is designed to trim your hips and stomach.
The skirt was a bit tight across the hips.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

hip

/hɪp/
(hips, hipper, hippest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your hips are the two areas at the sides of your body between the tops of your legs and your waist.
Tracey put her hands on her hips and sighed.
N-COUNT: oft poss N
-hipped
He is broad-chested and narrow-hipped.
COMB in ADJ

2.
You refer to the bones between the tops of your legs and your waist as your hips.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

3.
If you say that someone is hip, you mean that they are very modern and follow all the latest fashions, for example in clothes and ideas. (INFORMAL)
...a hip young character with tight-cropped blond hair and stylish glasses.
= trendy, cool
ADJ

4.
If a large group of people want to show their appreciation or approval of someone, one of them says ‘Hip hip’ and they all shout ‘hooray’.
EXCLAM

5.
If you say that someone shoots from the hip or fires from the hip, you mean that they react to situations or give their opinion very quickly, without stopping to think.
Judges don’t have to shoot from the hip. They have the leisure to think, to decide.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1hip /ˈhɪp/ noun, pl hips [count] : the part of your body between your waist and legs on each side
• She stood with her hands on her hips.
- see picture at human
joined at the hip informal
- used to describe two people who are often or usually together
• She and her sister used to be joined at the hip [=inseparable] when they were kids.
shoot from the hip
- see 1shoot

- compare 2hip

- hipped /ˈhɪpt/ adj
• a wide-hipped woman [=a woman with wide hips]

fingernail

(fingernail [noun] (BODY PART
US /ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ.neɪl/ 
UK /ˈfɪŋ.ɡə.neɪl/ 
Example: 

I have beautiful fingernails.

Any of the hard smooth parts that cover the ends of your fingers

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I have beautiful fingernails.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fingernail

 noun
the thin hard part at the end of your finger

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fingernail

fingernail /ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl $ -ɡər-/ noun [countable]
  the hard flat part that covers the top end of your finger SYN nail

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fingernail

fin·ger·nail [fingernail fingernails]   [ˈfɪŋɡəneɪl]    [ˈfɪŋɡərneɪl]  noun

the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger

Example Bank:

• ‘Actually, I'm leaving you’, she said, continuing to examine her fingernails.

• ‘Actually, I'm leaving,’ she said, examining her fingernails.

• I noticed I had dirt under my fingernails.

• She dug her fingernails into my neck.

• She tapped her fingernails against the table impatiently.

• the horrible sound of fingernails scraping across a blackboard

• the sound of fingernails being dragged down a blackboard

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fingernail

fingernail /ˈfɪŋ.gə.neɪl/ US /-gɚ-/
noun [C] (ALSO nail)
the hard slightly curved part that covers and protects the top of the end of a finger:
dirty fingernails
She had long red fingernails.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fingernail

/fɪŋgə(r)neɪl/
also finger-nail
(fingernails)

Your fingernails are the thin hard areas at the end of each of your fingers.

= nail

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

fingernail

fin·ger·nail /ˈfɪŋgɚˌneɪl/ noun, pl -nails [count] : the hard covering at the end of your fingers
• I trimmed and filed my fingernails.
• He had dirt under his fingernails.
• Quit biting/chewing your fingernails.

hair

hair [noun]
US /her/ 
UK /heər/ 
Example: 

He has short hair.

the mass of thin fibres that grows on your head

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

He has short hair.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

hair

 noun

1 (no plural) all the hairs on a person's head:
She's got long black hair.

2 (plural hairs) one of the long thin things that grow on the skin of people and animals:
There's a hair in my soup.

word building
You wash your hair with shampoo and make it tidy with a hairbrush or a comb. Some words that you can use to talk about the colour of a person's hair are black, dark, brown, ginger, red, fair, blonde and grey.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

hair S1 W1 /heə $ her/ noun
  [Word Family: noun: hair, hairiness; adjective: hairless ≠ hairy]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: hær]
 1. [uncountable] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head:
   • Her hair was short and dark.
   • a short fat man with no hair on his head
  fair-haired/dark-haired/long-haired etc
   • He’s a tall fair-haired guy.
  GRAMMAR
   In this meaning, hair is an uncountable noun:
   ▪ • He has black hair (NOT black hairs).
 2. [countable] one of the long fine things like thread that grows on people’s heads and on other parts of their bodies, or similar things that grow on animals:
   • The cat has left white hairs all over the sofa.
   • I’m starting to get a few grey hairs.
  long-haired/short-haired
   • long-haired cats
 3. be tearing/pulling your hair out to be very worried or angry about something, especially because you do not know what to do:
   • Anyone else would have been tearing their hair out trying to work it out.
 4. let your hair down informal to enjoy yourself and start to relax, especially after working very hard:
   • The party gave us all a chance to really let our hair down.
 5. bad hair day a day when your hair does not look tidy or neat even when you try to arrange it carefully – used humorously:
   • I’m having a bit of a bad hair day.
 6. keep your hair on British English spoken used to tell someone to keep calm and not get annoyed:
   • All right, all right, keep your hair on! I’m sorry.
 7. get in sb’s hair informal to annoy someone, especially by always being near them
 8. make sb’s hair stand on end to make someone very frightened
 9. make sb’s hair curl if a story, experience etc makes your hair curl, it is very surprising, frightening, or shocking:
   • tales that would make your hair curl
 10. not have a hair out of place to have a very neat appearance
 11. not turn a hair to remain completely calm when something bad or surprising suddenly happens
 12. not harm/touch a hair of/on sb’s head to not harm someone in any way
 13. the hair of the dog (that bit you) alcohol that you drink to cure a headache caused by drinking too much alcohol the night before – used humorously
  ⇨ have a good/fine/thick etc head of hair at head1(14), ⇨ not see hide nor hair of at hide2(5), ⇨ split hairs at split1(8)
     • • •

COLLOCATIONS

 

■ colour

   ▪ darkHe’s about six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.
   ▪ blackhis long black hair
   ▪ jet black literary (=completely black)She had shiny jet black hair, and skin as white as snow.
   ▪ fairHer long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.
   ▪ blond/blonde (=yellowish-white in colour)long blonde hair and blue eyes
   ▪ goldenthe beautiful girl with the long golden hair
   ▪ brownHer hair was pale brown.
   ▪ chestnut literary (=dark brown)She had a fine head of chestnut hair.
   ▪ sandy (=yellowish-brown)He wore his long, sandy brown hair in a ponytail.
   ▪ mousy (=an unattractive dull brown)I have pale, mousy hair that is dull and lacks shine.
   ▪ redThe whole family had red hair.
   ▪ ginger British English (=orange-brown in colour)a cheeky little boy with ginger hair
   ▪ auburn literary (=orange-brown in colour)He gazed at her long neck and beautiful auburn hair.
   ▪ whitean old man with white hair
   ▪ grey British English, gray American EnglishShe was about 70, with grey hair.
   ▪ silverHer father’s hair was starting to turn silver.

■ length

   ▪ shortI like your hair when it’s short like that.
   ▪ longA few of the boys had long hair.
   ▪ shoulder-length/medium-lengthHe had shoulder-length reddish hair.

■ type

   ▪ straighta girl with long straight hair
   ▪ curlyWhen he was young, his hair was thick and curly.
   ▪ frizzy (=tightly curled)She had dark frizzy hair which might have been permed.
   ▪ wavy (=with loose curls)Her golden wavy hair fell around her shoulders.
   ▪ thickShe had thick hair down to her waist.
   ▪ fine (=thin)Her hair is so fine, it’s difficult to style.
   ▪ spiky (=stiff and standing up on top of your head)Billy had black spiky hair.

■ condition

   ▪ in good/bad/terrible etc conditionHow do you keep your hair in such perfect condition?
   ▪ out of condition (=no longer in good condition)If your hair is out of condition, this may be because you are eating the wrong foods.
   ▪ glossy/shinyShe combed her hair until it was all glossy.
   ▪ lustrous literary (=very shiny and attractive)her lustrous dark hair flowing on to her shoulders
   ▪ dull (=not shiny)a shampoo for dull hair
   ▪ greasy (=containing too much oil)This shampoo is ideal for greasy hair.
   ▪ dry (=lacking oil)a shampoo for dry hair
   ▪ lank especially literary (= thin, straight, and unattractive)a scruffy young man with lank hair
   ▪ thinning (=becoming thinner because you are losing your hair)His dark hair was thinning on top.
   ▪ receding (=gradually disappearing, so that it is high on your forehead)The man was in his late thirties, and his hair was receding slightly.
   ▪ dishevelled especially literary (=very untidy)His face was bright red and his hair looked dishevelled.
   ▪ tousled especially literary (=a little untidy, in a way that looks attractive)his youthfully handsome face and tousled hair that hung untidily over his collar
   ▪ windswept especially literary (=blown around by the wind)Her hair was all windswept when they came off the beach.

■ verbs

   ▪ have ... hairShe has beautiful blonde hair.
   ▪ brush/comb your hairHe cleaned his teeth and brushed his hair.
   ▪ wash your hairHe showered and washed his hair.
   ▪ do your hair (also fix your hair American English) (=arrange it in a style)She’s upstairs doing her hair.
   ▪ have your hair cut/done/permed (also get your hair cut etc) (=by a hairdresser)I need to get my hair cut.
   ▪ cut sb’s hairMy Mum always cuts my hair.
   ▪ dye your hair (blonde/red etc) (=change its colour, especially using chemicals)Craig has dyed his hair black.
   ▪ wear your hair long/in a ponytail etc (=have that style of hair)He wore his hair in a ponytail.
   ▪ grow your hair (long) (=let it grow longer)I’m growing my hair long, but it’s taking forever.
   ▪ lose your hair (=become bald)He was a small, round man who was losing his hair.
   ▪ run your fingers through sb’s hair (=touch someone’s hair in a loving way)He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.
   ▪ ruffle sb’s hair (=rub it in a kind friendly way)He patted me on the back and ruffled my hair.

■ hair + NOUN

   ▪ hair lossThe drug can cause hair loss.
   ▪ hair colour British English, hair color American EnglishGenes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.
   ▪ hair dyeThe survey showed that 75% of women have used hair dye.

■ phrases

   ▪ a strand/wisp of hair (=a thin piece of hair)She brushed away a strand of hair from her eyes.
   ▪ a lock of hair (=a fairly thick piece of hair)She tossed a stray lock of hair back off her forehead.
   ▪ a mop of hair (=a large amount of thick untidy hair)He had an unruly mop of brown hair.

■ COMMON ERRORS

    ► Do not say 'I cut my hair' if another person cut your hair for you. Say I had my hair cut'.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hair

hair [hair hairs]   [heə(r)]    [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  tear1 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.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hair

hair /heəʳ/ US /her/
noun [C or U]
the mass of thin thread-like structures on the head of a person, or any of these structures that grow out of the skin of a person or animal:
He's got short dark hair.
I'm going to have/get my hair cut.
She brushed her long red hair.
He had lost his hair by the time he was twenty-five.
He's starting to get a few grey hairs now.
I found a hair in my soup.

-haired/-heəd/ US /-herd/
suffix
with the hair described:
dark-haired
short-haired

hairless /ˈheə.ləs/ US /ˈher-/
adjective
without hair:
To my mind, a hairless armpit looks unnatural.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

hair

/heə(r)/
(hairs)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Your hair is the fine threads that grow in a mass on your head.
I wash my hair every night...
...a girl with long blonde hair...
I get some grey hairs but I pull them out.
N-VAR: usu supp N

2.
Hair is the short, fine threads that grow on different parts of your body.
The majority of men have hair on their chest...
It tickled the hairs on the back of my neck.
N-VAR

3.
Hair is the threads that cover the body of an animal such as a dog, or make up a horse’s mane and tail.
I am allergic to cat hair.
...dog hairs on the carpet.
N-VAR

4.
If you let your hair down, you relax completely and enjoy yourself.
...the world-famous Oktoberfest, a time when everyone in Munich really lets their hair down.
PHRASE: V inflects

5.
Something that makes your hair stand on end shocks or frightens you very much.
This was the kind of smile that made your hair stand on end.
PHRASE: V inflects

6.
If you say that someone has not a hair out of place, you are emphasizing that they are extremely smart and neatly dressed.
She had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place.
PHRASE [emphasis]

7.
If you say that someone faced with a shock or a problem does not turn a hair, you mean that they do not show any surprise or fear, and remain completely calm.
No one seems to turn a hair at the thought of the divorced Princess marrying.
PHRASE: V inflects

8.
If you say that someone is splitting hairs, you mean that they are making unnecessary distinctions between things when the differences between them are so small they are not important.
Don’t split hairs. You know what I’m getting at.
PHRASE: V inflects
 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

hair

hair /ˈheɚ/ noun, pl hairs
1 a [count] : a thin threadlike growth from the skin of a person or animal
• He plucked a hair from his arm.
• There are dog/cat hairs all over my coat.
b [noncount] : a covering or growth of hairs
• The hair on her arms is blond.
• He has a lot of hair on his chest.
• facial/pubic hair
c [noncount] : the covering of hairs on a person's head
• He got his hair cut last week.
• Your hair looks nice.
• She has long/black/straight hair.
• He has a thick/full head of hair.
• a balding man who is losing his hair
• a lock/strand of hair
hair conditioners/curlers
• a hair dryer
• I'm having a bad hair day. [=my hair does not look nice today]
2 [singular] informal : a very small distance or amount
• He won the race by a hair.
• He was a hair off on the count.
hair of the dog (that bit you) informal : an alcoholic drink that is taken by someone to feel better after having drunk too much at an earlier time
hide or hair, hide nor hair
- see 2hide
in your hair informal
✦Someone who is in your hair is bothering or annoying you.
• His wife says that since he retired he's in her hair all day because he's at home so much.
keep your hair on Brit informal
- used to tell someone not to become too excited or upset;
let your hair down informal : to relax and enjoy yourself
• We work hard all week, so when Friday comes we like to let our hair down a little and have some fun.
make your hair curl informal
✦If something makes your hair curl, it frightens, shocks, or surprises you.
• I've heard stories about that guy that would make your hair curl.
make your hair stand on end informal
✦If something makes your hair stand on end, it frightens you.
• Just hearing his voice makes my hair stand on end.
not have a hair out of place informal : to have a very neat appearance
• a politician who never has a hair out of place
not turn a hair informal : to remain calm even though something frightening or shocking has happened
• Most people would have been very nervous in that situation, but she never turned a hair.
out of your hair informal
✦Someone who is out of your hair is no longer bothering or annoying you.
• Let me take the children out of your hair while you cook dinner.
pull your hair out or tear your hair out informal : to be very worried or upset about something
• We've been tearing our hair out trying to decide what to do.
split hairs : to argue about small details or differences that are not important
• His lawyers are splitting hairs over the wording of his contract.
- see also hairsplitting
- haired /ˈheɚd/ adj
• a long-haired cat
• a dark-haired person
- hair·less /ˈheɚləs/ adj
• a hairless breed of cat

chest

chest [noun] (BODY PART)
US /tʃest/ 
UK /tʃest/ 
Example: 

A broad hairy chest

The upper front part of your body between your neck and your stomach

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

A broad hairy chest

Oxford Essential Dictionary

chest

 noun

1 the top part of the front of your body

2 a large strong box with a lid that you use for storing or carrying things

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chest

chest S2 W3 /tʃest/ noun [countable]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: cest, from Latin cista 'box, basket', from Greek kiste 'basket']
 1. the front part of your body between your neck and your stomach ⇨ breast:
   • Her heart was pounding in her chest.
   • a hairy chest
  chest pain/infection/injury
   • He collapsed with severe chest pains. ⇨ flat-chested
 2. a large strong box that you use to store things in or to move your personal possessions from one place to another:
   • a large wooden chest ⇨ chest of drawers, tea chest, war chest
 3. get something off your chest to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards
     • • •

COLLOCATIONS■ adjectives

   ▪ broada tall man with a broad chest and shoulders
   ▪ powerfulHis arms were folded across his powerful chest.
   ▪ muscular (=with big muscles)His chest was tanned and muscular.
   ▪ hairyHis shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a hairy chest.
   ▪ bare (=not covered by clothes)The workmen all had bare chests.
   ▪ bad (=one that is making you cough or giving you pain)I'm not going running today - my chest is bad.
   ▪ weak (=one that often gets infections)As a child her chest was weak.

■ chest + NOUN

   ▪ a chest painThere are a number of causes of chest pain.
   ▪ a chest infectionEvery time I get a cold I get a chest infection too.
   ▪ a chest complaint/problem (=something wrong with your chest and causing you pain)Older people often suffer from chest complaints.
   ▪ a chest injury/woundHe suffered serious chest injuries in the accident.
   ▪ a chest X-ray (=a photograph of the inside of your chest, to see if it is healthy)A chest X-ray showed that there was damage to his lungs.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chest

chest [chest chests]   [tʃest]    [tʃest]  noun

1. the top part of the front of the body, between the neck and the stomach

• The bullet hit him in the chest.

• She gasped for breath, her chest heaving.

• a chest infection

• chest pains

• a hairy chest
 

2. -chested (in adjectives) having the type of chest mentioned

• flat-chested

• broad-chested

3. a large strong box, usually made of wood, used for storing things in and/or moving them from one place to another

• a medicine chest

• a treasure chest

see also  hope chest, tea chest, war chest

more at hold/keep/play your cards close to your chest at  card  n.

Idiom: get something off your chest 

 

Word Origin:

Old English cest, cyst, related to Dutch kist and German Kiste, based on Greek kistē ‘box’.

 

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:

• ‘You've got to have courage,’ he said, thumping his chest.

• Clutching his chest in agony, he fell to the ground.

• He puffed out his chest proudly.

• He suffered burns to the chest and neck.

• Her chest tightened with fear.

• His chest puffed out with indignation at the suggestion.

• His chest swelled with pride as he accepted the award.

• She clutched her baby tightly to her chest.

• She ran until her chest ached.

• She was hit in the chest by two of the bullets.

• She wears loose clothes to hide her flat chest.

• the hairs on his chest

• The documents were kept in an ancient oak chest with a brass lock.

• We packed all the china in tea chests.

• a pirate's treasure chest

war chest

ˈwar chest [war chest]       noun

an amount of money that a government or an organization has available to spend on a particular plan, project, etc.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chest

chest (BOX) /tʃest/
noun [C]
a large strong box, usually made of wood, which is used for storing valuable goods or possessions or for moving possessions from one place to another:
Her books and clothes were packed into chests and shipped across to Canada.

 

chest (BODY PART) /tʃest/
noun [C]
the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, enclosing the heart and lungs:
He was shot in the chest at point blank range.
He folded his arms across his chest.
His shirt was open to the waist revealing a very hairy chest.
She went to the doctor complaining of chest pains.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chest

/tʃest/
(chests)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
He crossed his arms over his chest...
He was shot in the chest...
He complained of chest pain.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

2.
A chest is a large, heavy box used for storing things.
At the very bottom of the chest were his carving tools.
...a treasure chest.
...a medicine chest.
= trunk
N-COUNT

3.
If you get something off your chest, you talk about something that has been worrying you.
I feel it’s done me good to get it off my chest.
bottle up
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

chest

chest /ˈʧɛst/ noun, pl chests [count]
1 : a container (such as a box or case) for holding things or moving them from place to place
• a linen chest
• a tool chest
• a treasure chest
• a medicine chest [=a cabinet on a bathroom wall that is used for storing medicine and small items]
- see also chest of drawers, hope chest, war chest
2 : the front part of the body between the neck and the stomach
• He has a broad chest.
• The pain is in my upper chest.
- often used before another noun
• the chest cavity
• a chest X-ray
• She's been complaining of chest pains.
- see picture at human
close to your chest
- see 2close
get (something) off your chest : to tell someone about something that has been making you upset or unhappy
• You've been a little cold to me lately. Is there something you'd like to get off your chest?
- chest·ed /ˈʧɛstəd/ adj
- used in combination
• flat-chested
• bare-chested

eyelash

eyelash [noun]
US /ˈaɪ.læʃ/ 
UK /ˈaɪ.læʃ/ 
Example: 

Her long, black eyelashes

Any of the short hairs that grow along the edges of the eye

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Her long, black eyelashes

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eyelash

 (also lash) noun (plural eyelashes)
one of the hairs that grow in a line on your eyelid:
She's got beautiful long eyelashes.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eyelash

eyelash /ˈaɪlæʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. one of the small hairs that grow along the edge of your ↑eyelids
2. flutter your eyelashes if a woman flutters her eyelashes, she moves them up and down very quickly, in order to look sexually attractive

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eyelash

eye·lash [eyelash eyelashes]   [ˈaɪlæʃ]    [ˈaɪlæʃ]  (also lash) noun usually plural

one of the hairs growing on the edge of the eyelids

• false eyelashes

• She just flutters her eyelashes and the men come running!
 

see bat your eyes/eyelashes at  bat  v.

See also: lash 

 

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:

• She smiled and fluttered her eyelashes at the ticket inspector.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

eyelash / ˈaɪ.læʃ / noun [ C ]

B2 any of the short hairs that grow along the edges of the eye:

long eyelashes

false eyelashes

See picture head

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eyelash

/aɪlæʃ/
(eyelashes)

Your eyelashes are the hairs which grow on the edges of your eyelids.

N-COUNT: usu pl

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

eyelash

eye·lash /ˈaɪˌlæʃ/ noun, pl -lash·es [count] : any one of the hairs that grow along the top of the eyelid
• She has beautiful dark eyelashes. [=lashes]
• false eyelashes
- see picture at eye
not bat an eyelash

eyebrow

eyebrow [noun]
US /ˈaɪ.braʊ/ 
UK /ˈaɪ.braʊ/ 
Example: 

Arched eyebrows

The line of hair above an eye

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Arched eyebrows

Oxford Essential Dictionary

eyebrow

 noun
one of the two lines of hair above your eyes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

eyebrow

eyebrow /ˈaɪbraʊ/ noun [countable]
 1. the line of hair above your eye:
   • thick bushy eyebrows
 2. raise your eyebrows to move your eyebrows upwards in order to show surprise or disapproval:
   • ‘Really?’ she said, raising her eyebrows.
   • This decision caused a few raised eyebrows (=surprised some people).
 3. be up to your eyebrows in something spoken to have more of something than you can deal with:
   • I’m absolutely up to my eyebrows in work.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eyebrow

eye·brow [eyebrow eyebrows]   [ˈaɪbraʊ]    [ˈaɪbraʊ]  (also brow) noun usually plural

the line of hair above the eye
 

more at raise your eyebrows at  raise  v.

Idiom: up to your eyebrows in something

See also: brow 

 

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:

• ‘Really?’ she said, raising a sardonic eyebrow.

• Ellen looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

• He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

• Her eyebrows arched quizzically.

• His dark eyebrows lifted in surprise.

• She had short blonde hair and an eyebrow ring.

• She spent hours in front of the mirror, plucking her eyebrows.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eyebrow

eyebrow /ˈaɪ.braʊ/
noun [C]
the line of short hairs above each eye in humans:
Do you pluck your eyebrows (= remove some of the hairs to change their shape)?
He's got really bushy (= thick) eyebrows.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

eyebrow

/aɪbraʊ/
(eyebrows)

1.
Your eyebrows are the lines of hair which grow above your eyes.
N-COUNT: usu pl, oft poss N

2.
If something causes you to raise an eyebrow or to raise your eyebrows, it causes you to feel surprised or disapproving.
An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee...
PHRASE: V inflects

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

eyebrow

eye·brow /ˈaɪˌbraʊ/ noun, pl -brows [count] : the line of hair that grows over your eye - see picture at face
✦To raise an/your eyebrow is to move your eyebrow up in a way that shows surprise or mild disapproval. To raise eyebrows is to cause other people to react in this way. These phrases are often used figuratively.
• No one raised an eyebrow [=no one expressed surprise] when he announced that he was planning to run for governor.
• His recent public statements have raised (a few) eyebrows. [=people have reacted with surprise and disapproval to his recent public statements]

chin

chin [noun]
US /tʃɪn/ 
UK /tʃɪn/ 
Example: 

He has a protruding chin.

The centre of the bottom part of your face, below your mouth and above your neck

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

He has a protruding chin.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

chin

 noun
the part of your face below your mouth

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chin

chin /tʃɪn/ noun [countable]
 [Language: Old English; Origin: cinn]
 1. the front part of your face below your mouth:
   • He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
 2. (keep your) chin up! spoken used to tell someone to make an effort to stay brave and confident when they are in a difficult situation:
   • Chin up! It’ll be over soon.
 3. take something on the chin to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining – used to show approval:
   • One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting.
     • • •

COLLOCATIONS■ adjectives

   ▪ a double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
   ▪ a pointed chinShe had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
   ▪ a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape)He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.
   ▪ a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance)She had short hair and a determined chin.
   ▪ a square chinA square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.
   ▪ a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way)Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.
   ▪ an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved)His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.

■ verbs

   ▪ stroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something)He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chin

chin [chin chins]   [tʃɪn]    [tʃɪn]  noun

the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck

• A strap fastens under the chin to keep the helmet in place.

 

see also  double chin 

more at chuck sb under the chin at  chuck  v.

Idioms: chin up  take something on the chin 

 

Word Origin:

Old English cin, cinn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin gena ‘cheek’ and Greek genus ‘jaw’.

 

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 cupped her chin with his hand.

• He had bits of food on his chin.

• He put his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.

• He stroked his chin thoughtfully.

• Her chin was resting on his shoulder.

• His chin quivered and a tear ran down his cheek.

• His chin rose in a proud gesture.

• Maria jutted her chin defiantly.

• She caught him with a hard blow on the chin.

• She sat resting her chin on her hands.

• She sat with her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her cupped hands.

• She tilted her chin at him defiantly.

• Slowly lower the bar to around chin level.

• The juice dribbled down his chin.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chin

chin /tʃɪn/
noun [C]
the part of a person's face below their mouth:
To keep the helmet in position, fasten the strap beneath the chin.
She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.

-chinned/-tʃɪnd/
suffix
having a particular type of chin:
square-chinned

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chin

/tʃɪn/
(chins)

Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck.
...a double chin...
He rubbed the gray stubble on his chin.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

chin

chin /ˈʧɪn/ noun, pl chins [count] : the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck - see picture at face; see also double chin
keep your chin up : to stay cheerful and hopeful during difficult times
• He's still keeping his chin up despite all his health problems.
• (Keep your) chin up! Everything will work out for the best.
take it on the chin informal
1 US : to be badly damaged or affected by something : to be hit hard by something
• Many investors took it on the chin yesterday as the stock market dropped sharply.
2 Brit : to accept something difficult or unpleasant without complaining
• The criticism was harsh but he took it on the chin and didn't try to blame anyone else.

year

year [noun]
US /jɪr/ 
UK /jɪər/ 
Example: 

last year

a period of 365 days, or 366 in a leap year , divided into 12 months

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

five years from now

Oxford Essential Dictionary

year

 noun

1 a period of 365 or 366 days from 1 January to 31 December. A year has twelve months and 52 weeks:
Where are you going on holiday this year?
'What year were you born?' '1973.'
I left school last year.

2 any period of twelve months:
I've known Chris for three years.
My son is five years old.
I have a five-year-old son.
I've got a two-year-old.

grammar
Be careful! You can say She's ten or She's ten years old (BUT NOT 'She's ten years').

3 (British) the level that a student is at in school or university:
I'm in year nine.
They're third-year students.

all year round for the whole year:
The swimming pool is open all year round.
Look also at leap year and new year.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

year

year S1 W1 /jɪə, jɜː $ jɪr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑year; adverb: ↑yearly; adjective: ↑yearly]
[Language: Old English; Origin: gear]
1. 12 MONTHS a period of about 365 days or 12 months, measured from any particular time:
I arrived here two years ago.
We’ve known each other for over a year.
It’s almost a year since Sue died.
Jodi is 15 years old.
a three-year business plan
a four-year-old child
be 12/21 etc years of age (=be 12/21 etc years old) ⇨ ↑financial year, ↑fiscal year, ↑light year, ↑tax year
2. JANUARY TO DECEMBER (also calendar year) a period of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st:
the year that Kennedy died
in the year 1785
this/last/next year
They moved here at the beginning of this year.
last year’s cup final
She goes there every year.
The museum attracts 100,000 visitors a year.
in the early years of last century ⇨ ↑leap year, ↑New Year
3. years
a) informal a very long period of time SYN ages:
It’s years since I rode a bike.
in/for years
I haven’t been there for years.
It was the first time in years I’d seen her.
b) age, especially old age
a man/woman/person etc of his/her etc years
Gordon is very active for a man of his years.
getting on in years (=no longer young)
4. all (the) year round during the whole year:
It’s warm enough to swim all year round. ⇨ ↑year-round
5. year by year as each year passes:
Business has steadily increased year by year.
6. year after year/year in, year out every year for many years:
Many birds return to the same spot year after year.
7. PERIOD OF LIFE/HISTORY years [plural] a particular period of time in someone’s life or in history:
the difficult years following the war
Sheila enjoyed her years as a student in Oxford.
8. the school/academic year the time within a period of 12 months when students are studying at a school or university
9. SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY LEVEL especially British English a particular level that a student stays at for one year:
a group of year seven students
in a year
He was in my year at school.
10. first/second etc year British English someone who is in their first etc year at school or university:
The department offers a study skills programme for all first years.
11. musician/player/car etc of the year the musician etc who was voted the best in a particular year
vote/name something ... of the year
The new Renault was voted car of the year.
12. year on year compared with the previous year:
Sales rose by 39 per cent year on year.
13. never/not in a million years spoken used to say that something is extremely unlikely:
Never in a million years did I think we’d lose.
14. the year dot British English informal a very long time ago:
Scientists have been involved in war since the year dot.
15. put years on somebody/take years off somebody to make someone look or feel older or younger:
Tina’s divorce has put years on her.
donkey’s years at ↑donkey(2)

COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2)
■ adjectives
this year She will be eight this year.
next year I might go to law school next year.
last year Last year we spent a lot on the house.
every year They go back to the same resort every year.
the current year The budget for the current year was £13 million.
the coming year (=the year that is about to start) Here are some events to look out for in the coming year.
the past year Over the past year everyone has worked extremely hard.
the previous year They had married the previous year.
the following year The following year he was made captain of the team.
the new year (=used to talk about the beginning of the next year) The report is due at the beginning of the new year.
■ phrases
the beginning/start of the year They moved here at the beginning of last year.
the end of the year Work should finish around the end of the year.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 7)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + years
early years Little is known about his early years. | He remembers the early years of television.
the last/latter/closing years of something He changed his opinion during the last years of his life.
somebody's childhood/teenage years the home in which she spent her childhood years
the war years She worked for the BBC during the war years.
the boom years (=when an economy or industry is very successful) In the boom years, things weren't too bad.
somebody's retirement years He enjoyed his retirement years in Wales.
the Bush/Blair etc years (=when Bush, Blair etc was leader) The rich did very nicely during the Thatcher years.
■ phrases
in recent years The number of cases has risen dramatically in recent years.
in later years In later years he regretted their argument.
in years gone by (=in the past) The old fort defended the island in years gone by.
■ COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'in ancient years' or 'in the ancient years'. Say in ancient times or long ago.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

year

 

year [year years]   [jɪə(r)]    [jɜː(r)]    [jɪr]  noun (abbr. yr)
1. (also ˌcalendar ˈyear) countable the period from 1 January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months
• in the year 1865
• I lost my job earlier this year.
• Elections take place every year.
• The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year).

see also  leap year, new year

2. countable a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time
• It's exactly a year since I started working here.
• She gave up teaching three years ago.
• in the first year of their marriage
• the pre-war/war/post-war years (= the period before/during/after the war)
• I have happy memories of my years in Poland (= the time I spent there).

see also  gap year, light year, off year

3. countable a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity
• the academic/school year
• the tax year

see also  financial year

4. countable (especially BrE) (at a school, etc.) a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level
• We started German in year seven.
• a year-seven pupil
• The first years do French.

• She was in my year at school.

5. countable, usually plural age; time of life
• He was 14 years old when it happened.
• She looks young for her years.
• They were both only 20 years of age.
• a twenty-year-old man
• He died in his sixtieth year.

• She's getting on in years (= is no longer young).

6. years plural (informal) a long time
• It's years since we last met.
• They haven't seen each other for years.
• That's the best movie I've seen in years.
• We've had a lot of fun over the years.
more at of advanced years at  advanced, sb's declining years at  decline  v., donkey's years at  donkey, the seven year itch at  seven, the turn of the century/year at  turn  n.
Idioms: man/woman/car of the year  not in a hundred years  put years on somebody  take years off somebody  year after year  year by year  year dot  year in, year out  year of grace  year of our Lord  year on year
See also: calendar year  year one  
Word Origin:
Old English gē(a)r, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch jaar and German Jahr, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hōra ‘season’.  
Culture:
the calendar
Britain and the US follow the Gregorian calendar, which replaced the Roman Julian calendar in 1752. The year is divided into 12 months, with 30 or 31 days in each month, except February, which has 28 days. An extra day is added to February every fourth year, called a leap year, to keep the calendar in time with the moon. A well-known verse helps people remember how many days there are in each month: Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which hath twenty-eight days clear, and twenty-nine in each leap year.
The calendar year starts on 1 January, New Year's Day. The number of each year (2003, 2004, et c. ) represents the number of years that have passed since the birth of Jesus Christ. The year 2000 marked the end of the second millennium (= a period of 1 000 years) since Christ was born. The years before Christ are described as BC (= before Christ), e.g. 55 BC, or BCE (= before the Common Era). The abbreviations AD (Latin Anno Domini, meaning ‘in the year of the Lord’) or CE (= Common Era) are put before or after the date for the years after Christ’s birth, e.g. AD 44 or 44 AD, but they are not used with years after about 200 AD. Some cultural and religious groups use different calendars: the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar began during the year 5760 in the Jewish calendar, 1420 in the Islamic calendar and 1921 in the Hindu calendar.
The academic year used by schools and colleges in Britain runs from September to July, with short holidays at Christmas and in the spring and a long summer vacation. In the US the academic year runs from August or September to May or June. Many business companies have a financial year (= a period of accounting) that runs from April to the following March. The tax year in the US is the same as the calendar year but the tax year in Britain begins on 5 April. The reason is that in medieval times the calendar year began on 25 March, not 1 January. When the Gregorian Calendar was introduced, an adjustment was needed and 11 days were removed from September 1752. To avoid being accused of collecting a full year’s taxes in a short year, the government extended the end of the tax year 1752–3 to 4 April.
Many festivals are celebrated during the year. Christmas and Easter are the main Christian festivals. Jews remember Passover and Yom Kippur. Ramadan, a month of fasting, and Eid ul-Fitr are celebrated by Muslims. Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, takes place in October or November, and the Chinese celebrate their new year in January or February. Special occasions such as Bonfire Night in Britain and Thanksgiving in the US are enjoyed by almost everyone. 
Example Bank:
• Britain was invaded in the year 1066.
• Careful make-up and styling can take years off you.
• He soon realized that a lot had changed in the intervening years.
• He spent his sabbatical year doing research in Moscow.
• He spent last year trying to get a new job.
• He was on a gap year before going to university.
• His early years were spent in San Francisco.
• His wife's death has put years on him.
• I hope to retire in a year/in a year's time.
• I paint the house every single year.
• I visited Morocco 20-odd years ago.
• I've been waiting for this moment all year long.
• In his later years, he drifted away from politics.
• In the past few years, she has become one of our top-selling authors.
• It happened during the Clinton years.
• It took him ten years to qualify as a vet.
• It's the first time we've met in years.
• It's usually much colder at this time of year.
• Next month, they celebrate fifty years of marriage.
• Over 10 000 people per year are injured in this type of accident.
• Over the past few years, we've made significant changes.
• She died the following year.
• She was born in Spain but spent her formative years in Italy.
• She won the race for the third successive year.
• She's only ten years old.
• That was in the year of the great flood.
• That year saw the explosion of the Internet.
• The academic year runs from October to June.
• The book represents three years of hard work.
• The chart shows our performance over the past year.
• The children spent the war years abroad.
• The city tour runs all the year round.
• The death rate in any given year.
• The event has not proved popular in past years.
• The global economy means that all types of fruit and vegetables are available throughout the year.
• The last year went by in flash.
• The new range puts us light years ahead of the competition.
• The reforms will be fully implemented by the year 2007.
• The team has suffered a loss of form since the turn of the year.
• They had met once the previous year.
• They're still friends after all these years.
• This year marks the 10th anniversary of her death.
• We aim to do even better in future years.
• We have high hopes for the coming year.
• We lived there for ten years.
• We worked for five long years on this project.
• We're going skiing early in the new year.
• We've been friends for over twenty years.
• a peak year for exports
• children of tender years
• during the next academic year
• final-year university students
• in the next tax year
• profit for the current year to 31 December
• the boom years from 1993 to 2000
• the early years of the 21st century
• the golden years of motoring
• First and second years usually live in college.
• The language students go abroad in their third year.
• The project is the work of a group of year-seven pupils.
• We didn't start Latin until year nine.

• Year seven is the first year of secondary school.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

year / jɪə r /   / jɪr / noun

A1 [ C ] a period of twelve months, especially from 1 January to 31 December :

Annette worked in Italy for two years.

1988 was one of the worst years of my life.

We went to Egypt on holiday last year.

At this time of year the beaches are almost deserted.

This species keeps its leaves all (the) year ( round ) (= through the year) .

[ C ] a period of twelve months relating to a particular activity:

The financial/tax year begins in April.

A2 [ C ] the part of the year, in a school or university, during which courses are taught:

the academic/school year

She's now in her final/first/second year at Manchester University.

[ C , + sing/pl verb ] UK a group of students who start school, college, university, or a course together:

Kathy was in the year above me at college.

Word partners for year

each / every / last / next year • the past year • [3/20] years old • [2/5] years ago

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

year

[jɪ͟ə(r)]
 
 years

 1) N-COUNT A year is a period of twelve months or 365 or 366 days, beginning on the first of January and ending on the thirty-first of December.
  The year was 1840...
  We had an election last year.
  ...the number of people on the planet by the year 2050.
 2) N-COUNT A year is any period of twelve months.
  The museums attract more than two and a half million visitors a year...
  She's done quite a bit of work this past year...
  The school has been empty for ten years.
 3) N-COUNT: num N adj/prep Year is used to refer to the age of a person. For example, if someone or something is twenty years old or twenty years of age, they have lived or existed for twenty years.
  He's 58 years old...
  I've been in trouble since I was eleven years of age...
  This column is ten years old today.
 4) N-COUNT: usu adj/ord N A school year or academic year is the period of time in each twelve months when schools or universities are open and students are studying there. In Britain and the United States, the school year starts in September.
  ...the 1990/91 academic year...
  The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.
 5) N-COUNT: ord N You can refer to someone who is, for example, in their first year at school or university as a first year. [BRIT]
  The first years and second years got a choice of French, German and Spanish.
 6) N-COUNT: with supp A financial or business year is an exact period of twelve months which businesses or institutions use as a basis for organizing their finances.
  He announced big tax increases for the next two financial years...
  The company admits it will make a loss for the year ending September.
 7) N-PLURAL (emphasis) You can use years to emphasize that you are referring to a long time.
  I haven't laughed so much in years...
  It took him years to get up the courage...
  People hold onto letters for years and years.
  Syn:
  ages
 8) N-PLURAL: poss N, usu N prep You can refer to the time you spend in a place or doing an activity as your years there or your years of doing that activity.
  The joy turned to tragedy during his years in Cyprus.
  ...his years as Director of the Manchester City Art Gallery.
 9) → See also calendar year, fiscal year
 10) PHRASE: PHR after v If something happens year after year, it happens regularly every year.
  Regulars return year after year...
  You keep on amazing me, year after year, the same old ways.
 11) PHRASE: PHR after v If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.
  This problem has increased year by year...
  The department has been shrinking year by year because of budget cuts.
 12) PHRASE: PHR with cl If something happens year in, year out, it happens every year without changing and is often boring.
  Year in, year out, nothing changes...
  With stockbroking it was the same thing, year in year out.
 13) PHRASE You can say a man of his years or a woman of her years to refer to that person's age in relation to something else you are talking about.
  He was moving with surprising speed for a man of his years...
  A young man of his years needed to have a separate room.
 14) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older. [INFORMAL]
  I always turn adversity and defeat into victories, but it's probably put ten years on me.
 15) PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR with cl If you say something happens all year round or all the year round, it happens continually throughout the year.
  Town gardens are ideal because they produce flowers nearly all year round...
  Drinking and driving is a problem all the year round.
 16) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger. [INFORMAL]
  Changing your hairstyle can take ten years off you.
 17) donkey's yearssee donkey

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

year

 

year /ˈjiɚ/ noun, pl years [count]
1 : a unit of time that is equal to 12 months or 365 or sometimes 366 days
• I haven't seen her in a year.
• He quit smoking six years ago.
• The job pays $45,000 a/per year.
• She renews her lease every year.
• We see them once or twice a year.
• It feels like we've been standing in line for a year.
• That team hasn't won in years.
• It's been years since I've been on an airplane.
• The camp has changed a lot over the years. [=during several/some/many years]
• The tree grows taller year by year. = The tree grows taller each year. = The tree grows taller as the years go by.
• The park is open all year round. = The park is open the entire year.
- see also calendar year, donkey's years, fiscal year, gap year, leap year
2 : the regular period of 12 months that begins in January and ends in December
• The work should be done by the end of the year.
• She was born in the year 1967.
• The volcano erupted in the year 44 B.C.
• In what year was the car made?
• They got married last year. [=during the year before this one]
• He will retire next year. [=during the year after this one]
• the movie/teacher/rookie of the year [=the best movie/teacher/rookie in a specific year]
3
- used to refer to the age of a person
• She is 14 years old.
• the teenage years [=the ages 13 through 19]
• a six-year-old boy
• He is getting on in years. [=he is getting old]
• She looks young/old for her years. [=she looks younger/older than she is]
4 : a period of time when a particular event, process, activity, etc., happens or is done
• The school year runs from September to June. [=the school operates from September to June]
• The fiscal year begins in October and ends in September.
• This will be a great year [=harvest season] for peaches.
• The pitcher is having his best year [=season] ever.
• She took geometry (during) her sophomore year.
• first- and second-year students
glory years
- see 1glory
in the year of our Lord formal
- used before a year to say that it is after the birth of Jesus Christ
• The couple married on this day in the year of our Lord 2005.
never/not in a thousand/million/billion years informal
- used as a strong way of saying that something is extremely unlikely or impossible
Never in a million years did I think she would quit her job. [=I never thought that she would quit her job]
• He will never change his mind. Not in a million years.
put years on : to cause (someone) to look or feel older
• That job has really put some years on him.
since (the) year one US or Brit since the year dot informal : for a very long time : since a time in the distant past
• That monument has been there since the year one.
take years off : to cause someone to look or feel younger
• Not only has the diet improved how she feels, but it's also taken years off (her appearance).
vintage year
- see 1vintage

innovation

innovation [noun]
US /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ 
UK /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ 
Example: 

His innovations surprised everyone.

a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

His innovations surprised everyone.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

innovation

innovation W3 AC /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ noun
  [Word Family: adjective: innovative, innovatory; verb: innovate; noun: innovation]
 1. [countable] a new idea, method, or invention
  innovation in
   • recent innovations in English teaching
 2. [uncountable] the introduction of new ideas or methods:
   • We must encourage innovation if the company is to remain competitive.
  innovation in
   • We need to encourage innovation in industry.
   • Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

innovation

in·nov·ation AW [innovation innovations]   [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn]    [ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn]  noun

1. uncountable ~ (in sth) the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing sth

• an age of technological innovation

• The company is very interested in product design and innovation.

2. countable ~ (in sth) a new idea, way of doing sth, etc. that has been introduced or discovered

• recent innovations in steel-making technology

 

Word Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin innovatio(n-), from the verb innovare, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’ (from novus ‘new’).

 

Example Bank:

• Many innovations were introduced by the 1919 Act.

• Mathematical astronomy was the great innovation by the Greeks of the 5th century BC.

• She believed she had come up with one of the greatest innovations of modern times.

• Technical innovation may occur directly in the factory.

• Too strict a regulatory system will stifle innovation.

• industries where constant product innovation is a criterion for survival

• innovation in engineering

• innovations in machinery and instruments

• technological innovations designed to save energy

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

innovation / ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C or U ]

C1 (the use of) a new idea or method:

the latest innovations in computer technology

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

innovation

/ɪnəveɪʃ(ə)n/
(innovations)

1.
An innovation is a new thing or a new method of doing something.
The vegetarian burger was an innovation which was rapidly exported to Britain.
N-COUNT

2.
Innovation is the introduction of new ideas, methods, or things.
We must promote originality and encourage innovation.
N-UNCOUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

innovation

in·no·va·tion /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/ noun, pl -tions
1 [count] : a new idea, device, or method
• She is responsible for many innovations in her field.
• the latest innovation in computer technology
2 [noncount] : the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods
• Through technology and innovation, they found ways to get better results with less work.
• the rapid pace of technological innovation

 

sugar

sugar [noun]
US /ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/ 
UK /ˈʃʊɡ.ər/ 
Example: 

Do you take sugar in your coffee?

a sweet substance consisting of very small white or brown pieces that is added to food or drinks to make them taste sweet

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Do you take sugar in your coffee?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

sugar

 noun

1 (no plural) a sweet substance that comes from certain plants:
Do you take sugar in your coffee?

2 (plural sugars) the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold:
Two sugars, please.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

sugar

I.   noun

I. sugar1 S2 W3 /ˈʃʊɡə $ -ər/ noun
 [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit sarkara]
 1. [uncountable] a sweet white or brown substance that is obtained from plants and used to make food and drinks sweet:
   • Do you take sugar in your coffee?
 2. [countable] British English the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold:
   • How many sugars do you want in your tea?
 3. [countable] technical one of several sweet substances formed in plants
 4. spoken used to address someone you like very much
     • • •

COLLOCATIONS■ phrases

   ▪ a teaspoon/spoonful of sugarThe drink contains seven teaspoons of sugar per can.
   ▪ a lump of sugar (also a sugar lump) (=a small block of sugar)He put three lumps of sugar in his coffee.

■ verbs

   ▪ take sugar (=have sugar in your tea or coffee)‘Do you take sugar?’ ‘No, thank you.’
   ▪ sprinkle something with sugarSprinkle the cake with sugar.
   ▪ sugar dissolves (=becomes part of a liquid)Stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sugar

sugar [sugar sugars sugared sugaring] noun, verb, exclamation   [ˈʃʊɡə(r)]    [ˈʃʊɡər]

noun

1. uncountable a sweet substance, often in the form of white or brown crystals, made from the juices of various plants, used in cooking or to make tea, coffee, etc. sweeter

• a sugar plantation/refinery/bowl

• This juice contains no added sugar.

• Do you take sugar (= have it in your tea, coffee, etc.)?

see also  brown sugar, cane sugar, caster sugar, granulated sugar, icing sugar

2. countable the amount of sugar that a small spoon can hold or that is contained in a small cube, added to tea, coffee, etc

• How many sugars do you take in coffee?

3. countable, usually plural (technical) any of various sweet substances that are found naturally in plants, fruit, etc

• fruit sugars

• a person's blood sugar level (= the amount of glucose  in their blood)

4. uncountable (informal, especially NAmE) a way of addressing sb that you like or love

• See you later, sugar.

Word Origin:

Middle English: from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.

Example Bank:

• Add 1 cup of white sugar and boil until dissolved.

• Add one cup of soft brown sugar.

• Bring to a boil to dissolve the sugar.

• Do you take sugar in your tea?

• Fructose is a fruit sugar.

• Fruit juices contain natural sugars.

• He stirred another spoonful of sugar into his tea.

• Most junk food is high in sugar.

• a high sugar intake

• apple juice with no added sugar

• simple sugars, such as glucose

• to raise blood sugar levels

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sugar

sugar /ˈʃʊg.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
noun
1 [C or U] a sweet substance which is obtained especially from the plants sugar cane and sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drinks:
I don't take sugar in my coffee, thanks.
How many sugars (= spoonfuls or lumps of sugar) do you take in your tea?

2 [C] SPECIALIZED A sugar is any of several types of simple carbohydrate that dissolves in water:
Glucose and lactose are sugars.

3 [as form of address] MAINLY US an affectionate way of addressing someone that you know:
Hi, sugar, did you have a good day at school?

sugar /ˈʃʊg.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
exclamation
POLITE WORD FOR shit, used when something annoying happens:
Oh sugar, I've just spilt coffee all down my jacket!

sugar /ˈʃʊg.əʳ/ US /-ɚ/
verb [T]
to put sugar in something:
Oh, I forgot to sugar your coffee.

sugary /ˈʃʊg.ər.i/ US /-ɚ-/
adjective
1 containing sugar:
all those sugary snacks that kids eat

2 DISAPPROVING too good or kind or expressing feelings of love in a way that is not sincere:
It's that sugary smile of his that I can't bear - it makes me want to puke!

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

sugar

ʊgə(r)/
(sugars, sugaring, sugared)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
Sugar is a sweet substance that is used to make food and drinks sweet. It is usually in the form of small white or brown crystals.
...bags of sugar...
Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.
N-UNCOUNT
see also caster sugar, confectioners’ sugar, demerara sugar, granulated sugar, icing sugar

2.
If someone has one sugar in their tea or coffee, they have one small spoon of sugar or one sugar lump in it.
How many sugars do you take?
...a mug of tea with two sugars.
N-COUNT

3.
If you sugar food or drink, you add sugar to it.
He sat down and sugared and stirred his coffee.
VERB: V n

4.
Sugars are substances that occur naturally in food. When you eat them, the body converts them into energy.
Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
N-COUNT: usu pl

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1sug·ar /ˈʃʊgɚ/ noun, pl -ars
1 a [noncount] : a sweet substance usually in the form of white or brown crystals or white powder that comes from plants and is used to make foods sweeter
• Would you pass the sugar, please?
• Do you take sugar in your coffee?
• a lump/cube/packet of sugar
- see also brown sugar, cane sugar, confectioners' sugar, maple sugar, powdered sugar
b [count] : the amount of sugar in one spoonful, lump, packet, etc.
• Coffee with two sugars and milk, please.
2 [count] technical : any one of various substances that are found in plants and that your body uses or stores for energy - usually plural
• Everyone's body metabolizes sugars differently.
• Simple sugars are easier to digest than complex sugars.
3 [noncount] informal : the amount of sugar present in a person's blood at a particular time
• Her sugar (level) is very high.
- called also blood sugar,
4 chiefly US informal
- used to address someone you like or love
• “Hey, sugar [=honey], how are you doing?”

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