hair

I. beard¹ S3 /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]
1. hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks ⇨ moustache
2. something similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal’s chin

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beard

beard [beard beards bearded bearding] noun, verb [bɪəd] [bɪrd]

noun countable, uncountable
hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals
• He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.
• a week's growth of beard
• a goat's beard
• a false beard
compare moustache
Word Origin:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart.
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 had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin.
• He sported a neat goatee beard.
• His beard is streaked with grey.
• Jim stroked his beard reflectively.
• My beard's grown a lot.
• She's scared of men with beards.

Example Bank:
• He was a huge bearded man with a shock of dark hair.
• His bearded face peered around the door.
Idiom: beard the lion in his den

Derived Word: bearded

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

beard / bɪəd / / bɪrd / noun [ C ]

A1 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face:

a flowing white beard

He's growing a beard.

He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

See picture hair

the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

beard

/bɪə(r)d/
(beards)

A man’s beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
He’s decided to grow a beard.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

beard

beard /ˈbiɚd/ noun, pl beards [count]
1 : the hair that grows on a man's cheeks and chin
• He grew a beard and mustache.
2 : the long hair that grows on the chin of some animals
• the beard of a goat
- beard·ed /ˈbiɚdəd/ adj
• a bearded college professor

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curly

curly [adjective]

US

/ˈkɝː.li/

UK

/ˈkɜː.li/

Example:

My grandson, Brian, has curly, yellow hair

Having curls or a curved shape

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

My grandson, Brian, has curly, yellow hair

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

curly

adjective (curlier, curliest)
with a lot of curls opposite straight:
He's got curly hair.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

curly

curl‧y /ˈkɜːli $ ˈkɜːrli/ BrE AmE adjective
1. having a lot of curls OPP straight:
long dark curly hair
2. British English curved in shape:
cows with curly horns
—curliness noun [uncountable]

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

curly

curly [curly curlier curliest] [ˈkɜːli] [ˈkɜːrli] adjective
(curl·ier, curli·est)
having a lot of curls or a curved shape
• short curly hair
• I wish my hair was curly.
• a curly-headed boy
• a dog with a curly tail
• curly cabbage leaves
Opp: straight
Example Bank:
• She wished she had naturally curly hair.

• Your hair's gone all curly!

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

curly / ˈkɜː.li / / ˈkɝː- / adjective

curly

B1 having curls or a curved shape:

He has blond, curly hair.

These pigs all have curly tails.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

curly

/kɜ:(r)li/
(curlier, curliest)

1.
Curly hair is full of curls.
I’ve got naturally curly hair...
Her hair was dark and curly.
≠ straight
ADJ

2.
Curly is sometimes used to describe things that are curved or spiral in shape.
...cauliflowers with extra long curly leaves.
...dragons with curly tails.
≠ straight
ADJ: usu ADJ n

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

curly

curly /ˈkɚli/ adj curl·i·er; -est [also more ~; most ~]
1 : having curls
• She has curly hair and blue eyes.
2 : formed into a round shape
• curly french fries
• The dog's tail is curly.

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mustache

mustache [noun]

US

/ˈmʌs.tæʃ/

UK

/məˈstɑːʃ/

Example:

After his puberty he never shaved his mustache.

Hair that a man grows above his upper lip

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

After his puberty he never shaved his mustache.

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American English

Oxford Essential Dictionary

moustache

(British) (American mustache) noun
the hair above a man's mouth, below his nose:
He has got a moustache.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

mustache

I. mous‧tache BrE AmE (also mustache American English) /məˈstɑːʃ $ ˈmʌstæʃ/ noun [countable]
hair that grows on a man’s upper lip ⇨ beard:
He’s shaved off his moustache.
II. mus‧tache /məˈstɑːʃ $ ˈmʌstæʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: moustache, from Italian mustaccio, from Medieval Greek moustaki, from Greek mystax 'upper lip, mustache']
the usual American spelling of ↑moustache

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mustache

mus·tache [mustache mustaches] (NAmE) (BrE mous·tache) [məˈstɑːʃ] [məˈstɑːʃ] noun

1. a line of hair that a man allows to grow on his upper lip

2. mustaches plural a very long mustache

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

moustache ( US usually mustache ) / mʊˈstɑːʃ / / ˈmʌs.tæʃ / noun [ C ]

moustache

B1 hair that a man grows above his upper lip:

Groucho Marx had a thick, black moustache.

See picture hair

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

moustache

/məstɑ:ʃ, AM mʊstæʃ/
also mustache
(moustaches)

A man’s moustache is the hair that grows on his upper lip. If it is very long, it is sometimes referred to as his moustaches.
He was short and bald and had a moustache.

N-COUNT

• mous‧tached
...three burly, moustached middle-aged men.

ADJ

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

mustache

mus·tache US or chiefly Brit mous·tache /ˈmʌˌstæʃ, Brit məˈstɑːʃ/ noun, pl -tach·es [count] : hair growing on a man's upper lip
• He used a small pair of scissors to trim his mustache.
• He decided to grow a mustache.
• The actor was wearing a false/fake mustache.
- see picture at beard
- mus·tached US or chiefly Brit mous·tached /ˈmʌˌstæʃt, Brit məˈstɑːʃt/ adj
• a mustached man [=a man who has a mustache]

American English

B1 (Intermediate)

noun

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bald

bald [adjective] (NO HAIR)

US

/bɑːld/

UK

/bɔːld/

Example:

Being bald is genetically common in our family between men.

having little or no hair on your head

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

Being bald is genetically common in our family between men.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

bald

adjective
with no hair or not much hair:
My dad is going bald (= losing his hair).

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

bald

bald /bɔːld $ bɒːld/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from ball 'white spot on an animal's head' (13-16 centuries), probably from Welsh bal]
1. having little or no hair on your head:
a bald man
his shiny bald head
Dad started going bald when he was in his thirties.
He combed his hair and tried to hide his bald patch (=part of someone’s head where there is no hair).
2. not having enough of what usually covers something:
The car’s tires are completely bald.
3. bald statement/facts/truth a statement etc that is correct but gives no additional information to help you understand or accept what is said:
The bald truth was that Lori didn’t love her husband anymore.
—baldness noun [uncountable]

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bald

bald [bald balds balded balding balder baldest] [bɔːld] [bɔːld] adjective

1. having little or no hair on the head

• He started going bald in his twenties.

2. without any of the usual hair, marks, etc. covering the skin or surface of sth
• Our dog has a bald patch on its leg.

• a bald tyre (= a tyre whose surface has become smooth)

3. without any extra explanation or detail to help you understand or accept what is being said
• The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.
• The letter was a bald statement of our legal position.
see also baldly
Idiom: bald as a coot
Derived Word: baldness
Word Origin:
Middle English: probably from a base meaning ‘white patch’, which came from the archaic sense ‘marked or streaked with white’. Compare with Welsh ceffyl bal, denoting a horse with a white mark on its face.
Example Bank:
• young men who go prematurely bald

• The bald fact is that we don't need you any longer.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bald

bald (PLAIN) /bɔːld/ US /bɑːld/
adjective
basic and with no unnecessary words; not detailed:
There was just this bald statement of resignation - no explanation or anything.

baldly /ˈbɔːld.li/ US /ˈbɑːld-/
adverb
To put it baldly, I can't afford to take the risk.

baldness /ˈbɔːld.nəs/ US /ˈbɑːld-/
noun [U]
The baldness of her question shocked him.

bald (WITHOUT HAIR) /bɔːld/ US /bɑːld/
adjective
with little or no hair on the head:
At twenty he was already going bald.

balding /ˈbɔːl.dɪŋ/ US /ˈbɑːl-/
adjective
Eammon was plump and balding (= becoming bald) but somehow very attractive to women.

baldy, baldie /ˈbɔːl.di/ US /ˈbɑːl-/
noun [C] HUMOROUS
an unkind name for someone who has lost or is losing the hair on their head:
"Hey, baldy!"

baldness /ˈbɔːld.nəs/ US /ˈbɑːld-/
noun [U]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

bald

/bɔ:ld/
(balder, baldest)

1.
Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
The man’s bald head was beaded with sweat...
ADJ
• bald‧ness
He wears a cap to cover a spot of baldness.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
If a tyre is bald, its surface has worn down and it is no longer safe to use.
ADJ

3.
A bald statement is in plain language and contains no extra explanation or information.
The announcement came in a bald statement from the official news agency...
The bald truth is he’s just not happy.
= blunt
ADJ: ADJ n
• bald‧ly
‘The leaders are outdated,’ he stated baldly. ‘They don’t relate to young people.’
= bluntly
ADV: ADV with v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

bald

bald /ˈbɑːld/ adj bald·er; -est
1 a of a person : having no hair or very little hair on the head
• a bald man
• All of his uncles are completely bald.
• He's already starting to go bald. [=to become bald]
• He had gone completely bald by the age of 30.
b of a part of the body : not covered with hair
• He covered his bald head with a baseball cap.
• There's a bald spot on the top of his head.
• There are bald patches in the cat's fur.
2 : not covered with trees and plants
• a bald mountain top
3 of a tire : having a flat and smooth surface because of age and use
• an old car with bald tires
4 : said or given in a very direct way without extra details or explanations
• She repeated her bald assertion that her son was not guilty of the crime.
• We need more than bald statements; we need evidence and proof.
• the bald facts

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hair

hair [noun]

US

/her/

UK

/heər/

Example:

He has short hair.

the mass of thin fibres that grows on your head

Persian equivalent:

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Example:

He has short hair.

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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)
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COLLOCATIONS

■ colour

   ▪ dark • He’s about six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.
   ▪ black • his long black hair
   ▪ jet black literary (=completely black) • She had shiny jet black hair, and skin as white as snow.
   ▪ fair • Her long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.
   ▪ blond/blonde (=yellowish-white in colour) • long blonde hair and blue eyes
   ▪ golden • the beautiful girl with the long golden hair
   ▪ brown • Her 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.
   ▪ red • The 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.
   ▪ white • an old man with white hair
   ▪ grey British English, gray American English • She was about 70, with grey hair.
   ▪ silver • Her father’s hair was starting to turn silver.

■ length

   ▪ short • I like your hair when it’s short like that.
   ▪ long • A few of the boys had long hair.
   ▪ shoulder-length/medium-length • He had shoulder-length reddish hair.

■ type

   ▪ straight • a girl with long straight hair
   ▪ curly • When 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.
   ▪ thick • She 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 condition • How 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/shiny • She 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 ... hair • She has beautiful blonde hair.
   ▪ brush/comb your hair • He cleaned his teeth and brushed his hair.
   ▪ wash your hair • He 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 hair • My 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 loss • The drug can cause hair loss.
   ▪ hair colour British English, hair color American English • Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.
   ▪ hair dye • The 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

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