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Noun
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(n)
cilium
(a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
eyelash
,
lash
,
cilium
(any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
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(n)
hair
(a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss)
"he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
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(n)
coat
,
pelage
(growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal)
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(n)
guard hair
(coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals)
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(n)
mane
(long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck)
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(n)
forelock
,
foretop
(a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears)
S:
(n)
beard
(hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals)
S:
(n)
body hair
(short hair growing over a person's body)
S:
(n)
down
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pile
(fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs))
S:
(n)
mane
,
head of hair
(growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being)
S:
(n)
cowlick
(a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat)
S:
(n)
hairdo
,
hairstyle
,
hair style
,
coiffure
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coif
(the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))
S:
(n)
lock
,
curl
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ringlet
,
whorl
(a strand or cluster of hair)
S:
(n)
facial hair
(hair on the face (especially on the face of a man))
S:
(n)
pubic hair
,
bush
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crotch hair
(hair growing in the pubic area)
S:
(n)
eyebrow
,
brow
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supercilium
(the arch of hair above each eye)
S:
(n)
eyelash
,
lash
,
cilium
(any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
part meronym
substance meronym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
part holonym
derivationally related form