- hair
- nounADJECTIVE▪ auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger (BrE), golden, grey/gray, grizzled, jet-black, light, raven (literary), red, sandy, silver, silvery, white, yellow▪ bushy, coarse, curly, fine, flyaway (esp. AmE), frizzy, kinky (AmE), nappy (AmE), shaggy, spiky, straight, thick, wavy, wiry, wispy▪ beautiful, glossy, shiny, silky, sleek▪ dishevelled/disheveled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, matted, messy, scruffy, tangled, tousled, unkempt, unruly, untidy (esp. BrE), windswept▪
a new shampoo for dull or dry hair
▪His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
▪ cropped, long, short, shoulder-length, waist-length▪She had shoulder-length black hair.
▪ stray▪She pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
▪ thinning▪He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
▪ body, chest, facial, pubic▪ cat, dog, etc.▪The rug was covered with cat hairs.
… OF HAIR▪ lock, wispVERB + HAIR▪ have▪She had beautiful auburn hair.
▪ lose▪He had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.
▪ wear▪She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
▪ arrange, do, fix, tidy (esp. BrE)▪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.
▪She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up.
▪ braid (esp. AmE), plait (BrE), put up, tie back▪Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
▪ brush, comb▪ shampoo, wash▪ cut, trim▪He went to the barber's to have his hair cut.
▪ blow-dry, dry▪ style▪They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight.
▪ curl, gel, perm, relax, straighten▪I've decided to have my hair permed.
▪ bleach, colour/color, dye▪ grow▪I'm trying to grow my hair.
▪ shave▪His hair was shaved close to his head.
▪ mess up, muss (AmE), ruffle▪ smooth, stroke▪Kyle reached out to stroke her hair.
▪ flick, toss▪She tossed her long hair out of her eyes.
HAIR + VERB▪ grow▪Why don't you let your hair grow?
▪ curl▪His hair curls naturally.
▪ fall, flow, hang, lie, tumble▪Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
▪ gleam, glint, glisten, shineHAIR + NOUN▪ loss▪how to cope with hair loss
▪ salon, stylist▪ colour/color▪ accessory▪Her only hair accessory was a headband.
▪ extension▪a stylist specializing in hair extensions
▪ removal▪waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
