{
    "term": "hair",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_hair.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the substance that looks like a mass of fine threads growing on a person's head",
            "labels": "(North American English also)(informal)(formal)(British English)(British English)(disapproving)(both informal, often disapproving)(informal, disapproving)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has **long dark hair**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**brown/black/blonde/red/grey/white hair**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "straight/curly/wavy hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to comb/brush your hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to wash/dye your hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She often wears her hair loose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll be down in a minute. I'm **doing** *(= brushing, arranging, etc.)* **my hair**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm **having my hair cut** this afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He’s losing his hair *(= becoming )."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**hair colour/loss**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **hair salon**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He ran both hands through his thinning hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her blond hair fell over her eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had beautiful auburn hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had shoulder-length black hair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a new shampoo for dull or dry hair"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hair curls naturally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His hair was shaved close to his head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm trying to grow my hair (= let it grow longer)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've decided to have my hair permed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her only hair accessory was a headband."
                },
                {
                    "text": "how to cope with hair loss"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body", "Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "hair growing on the body of a person or an animal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**body/facial/pubic hair**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "waxing, and other hair removal methods"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of hair from a person or an animal",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's a hair in my soup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rug was covered with cat hairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She pushed a stray hair behind her ear."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "having the type of hair mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "dark-haired"
                },
                {
                    "text": "long-haired"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a thing that looks like a fine thread growing on the leaves and stems of some plants",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to annoy somebody by always being near them, asking them questions, etc.",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in great danger",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Danger"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to stop shouting and become calm when they are angry",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to relax and enjoy yourself, especially in a lively way",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It’s about time you let your hair down and had some fun!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to shock or frighten somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a chilling tale that will make your hair stand on end"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not hurt somebody physically in any way",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look extremely clean and neat",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not to see somebody/something for some time",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I haven't seen hide nor hair of her for a month."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show no surprise, shock, etc. when something unusual or unexpected happens",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She listened to his confession without turning a hair."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not important",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show that you are very angry or anxious about something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's keeping very calm—anyone else would be tearing their hair out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt like tearing my hair out in frustration."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/heə(r)/",
                "audio": "ha/hair/hair__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/her/",
                "audio": "ha/hair/hair__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hǣr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch haar and German Haar."
}