Hair (n.) The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of the body. |
Hair (n.) One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin. |
Hair (n.) Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes |
Hair (n.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth. |
Hair (n.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar). |
Hair (n.) A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm. |
Hair (n.) A haircloth. |
Hair (n.) Any very small distance, or degree |
Hair'sbreadth () The diameter or breadth of a hair |
Hair-brown (a.) Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green. |
Hair grass () A grass with very slender leaves or branches |
Hair-salt (n.) A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers. |
Lady's hair () A plant of the genus Briza (B. media) |
Maid's hair () The yellow bedstraw (Galium verum). |
Split (imp. & p. p.) of Split |
Split (v. t.) To divide lengthwise |
Split (v. t.) To burst |
Split (v. t.) To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by discord |
Split (v. t.) To divide or separate into components |
Split (v. i.) To part asunder |
Split (v. i.) To be broken |
Split (v. i.) To separate into parties or factions. |
Split (v. i.) To burst with laughter. |
Split (v. i.) To divulge a secret |
Split (v. i.) to divide one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value. |
Split (n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure. |
Split (n.) A breach or separation, as in a political party |
Split (n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting |
Split (n.) Specif (Leather Manuf.), one of the sections of a skin made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses. |
Split (n.) A division of a stake happening when two cards of the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same turn. |
Split (n.) the substitution of more than one share of a corporation's stock for one share. The market price of the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any ratio, as a two-for-one split |
Split (n.) the division by a player of one hand of blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player have the same value |
Split (a.) Divided |
Split (a.) Divided deeply |
Split-tail (n.) A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family. |
Split-tail (n.) The pintail duck. |
Split-tongued (a.) Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards. |
split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
hair care haircare hairdressing | care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair |
hair coloring | the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair |
schism split | division of a group into opposing factions, another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy |
rent rip split | the act of rending or ripping or splitting something, he gave the envelope a vigorous rip |
split | extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) |
split stock split split up | an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity, they announced a two-for-one split of the common stock |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
brewer's mole hair-tailed mole Parascalops breweri | mole of eastern North America |
guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
hair | a filamentous projection or process on an organism |
whisker vibrissa sensory hair | a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat |
earless seal true seal hair seal | any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers |
camel's hair camelhair | a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel |
cross hair cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
curler hair curler roller crimper | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
haircloth hair | cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair, used for upholstery or stiffening in garments |
hairdressing hair tonic hair oil hair grease | a toiletry for the hair |
hairpiece false hair postiche | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
hair shirt | an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair, worn next to the skin as a penance |
hair slide | a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place |
hair space | (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters |
hair spray | toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place |
hair trigger | a gun trigger that responds with little pressure |
hand blower blow dryer blow drier hair dryer hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
mousse hair mousse hair gel | toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling |
sable sable brush sable's hair pencil | an artist's brush made of sable hairs |
split | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl, he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
hair coloring | coloring of the hair, her hairoloring was unusual: a very pale gold |
hair cell | a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti |
hair pilus | any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal, there is a hair in my soup |
ingrown hair | a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation) |
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 |
body hair | short hair growing over a person's body |
mane head of hair | growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being |
hairdo hairstyle hair style coiffure coif | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) |
facial hair | hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) |
pubic hair bush crotch hair | hair growing in the pubic area |
hair follicle | a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair, small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
split infinitive | an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go') |
hair stroke | a very fine line in writing or printing |
split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
split-pea soup | made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery |
split | a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts |
banana split | a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream |
split-pea | dried hulled pea, used in soup |
hair of the dog | an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover |