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buhok [bu.huk.] : hair (n.)
Related words: bilibol; likaang

Derivatives of buhok


Glosses:
hair
n. (body)1. haira 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"
~ pelage, coatgrowth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal.
~ guard haircoarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals.
~ manelong coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck.
~ forelock, foretopa lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears.
~ beardhairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals.
~ body coveringany covering for the body or a body part.
~ body hairshort hair growing over a person's body.
~ pile, downfine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs).
~ head of hair, manegrowth of hair covering the scalp of a human being.
~ hairlinethe natural margin formed by hair on the head.
~ parting, parta line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions.; "his part was right in the middle"
~ cowlicka tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat.
~ coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstylethe arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair).
~ lock, ringlet, whorl, curla strand or cluster of hair.
~ facial hairhair on the face (especially on the face of a man).
~ crotch hair, pubic hair, bushhair growing in the pubic area.
~ eyebrow, supercilium, browthe arch of hair above each eye.
~ eyelash, lash, ciliumany of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
~ integumentary systemthe skin and its appendages.
~ ceratin, keratina fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves.
n. (quantity)2. hair, hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, whiskera very small distance or space.; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude.
n. (plant)3. fuzz, hair, tomentumfilamentous hairlike growth on a plant.; "peach fuzz"
~ plant process, enationa natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ.
~ stinging haira multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid.
~ bearda tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses.
n. (body)4. hair, pilusany of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.; "there is a hair in my soup"
~ mammal, mammalianany warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk.
~ filum, filamenta threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).
~ ingrown haira hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation).
n. (artifact)5. hair, hairclothcloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments.
~ cloth, fabric, textile, materialartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
n. (animal)6. haira filamentous projection or process on an organism.
~ bristlea stiff hair.
~ sensory hair, vibrissa, whiskera long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat.
~ setaa stiff hair or bristle.
~ pilushairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.
~ appendage, outgrowth, processa natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant.; "a bony process"