hairline | (noun) the natural margin formed by hair on the head | - |
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(noun) a very thin line | - |
hairnet | (noun) a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place | - |
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hairpiece | (noun) a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment | Synonyms: false hair, postiche |
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hairpin | (noun) a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place | - |
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hairsbreadth | (noun) a very small distance or space | Synonyms: hair's-breadth, hair, whisker |
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hairsplitter | (noun) a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions | - |
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hairsplitting | (noun) making too fine distinctions of little importance | Synonyms: word-splitting |
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hairspring | (noun) a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece | - |
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hairstreak | (noun) small butterflies having striped markings under the wings | Synonyms: hairstreak butterfly |
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hairstyle | (noun) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | Synonyms: coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo |
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hairstylist | (noun) someone who cuts or beautifies hair | Synonyms: hairdresser, styler, stylist |
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hairtail | (noun) long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel | Synonyms: cutlassfish, frost fish |
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hairweaving | (noun) the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair | - |
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highchair | (noun) a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray | Synonyms: feeding chair |
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horsehair | (noun) a fabric made from fibers taken from the mane or tail of horses; used for upholstery | - |
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(noun) hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse | - |
impairer | (noun) an agent that impairs | - |
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impairment | (noun) damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality | - |
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(noun) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) | Synonyms: constipation, deadening, stultification |
(noun) the occurrence of a change for the worse | Synonyms: damage, harm |
(noun) the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | Synonyms: disability, disablement, handicap |
(noun) a symptom of reduced quality or strength | Synonyms: deterioration |
lair | (noun) the habitation of wild animals | Synonyms: den |
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laird | (noun) a landowner | - |
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legionnaire | (noun) a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) | Synonyms: legionary |
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luminaire | (noun) an electrical device used to create artificial light by use of an electric lamp; all light fixtures have a fixture body and a light socket to hold the lamp and allow for its replacement | Synonyms: light fitting, light fixture |
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maidenhair | (noun) any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Synonyms: maidenhair fern |
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midair | (noun) some point in the air; above ground level | - |
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millionaire | (noun) a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars | - |
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millionairess | (noun) a woman millionaire | - |
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mohair | (noun) fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat | - |
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naira | (noun) the basic unit of money in Nigeria | - |
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pair | (noun) two people considered as a unit | - |
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(noun) a set of two similar things considered as a unit | Synonyms: brace |
(noun) a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value | - |
(noun) two items of the same kind | Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
pairing | (noun) the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes | Synonyms: conjugation, coupling, mating, sexual union, union |
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(noun) the act of grouping things or people in pairs | - |
prairie | (noun) a treeless grassy plain | - |
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pushchair | (noun) a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around | Synonyms: baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pram, pusher, stroller |
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questionnaire | (noun) a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information | - |
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repair | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation |
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(noun) a frequently visited place | Synonyms: hangout, haunt, resort, stamping ground |
(noun) a formal way of referring to the condition of something | - |
repairer | (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: fixer, mender |
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repairman | (noun) a skilled worker whose job is to repair things | Synonyms: maintenance man, service man |
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secretaire | (noun) a desk used for writing | Synonyms: escritoire, secretary, writing table |
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solitaire | (noun) a card game played by one person | Synonyms: patience |
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(noun) a dull grey North American thrush noted for its beautiful song | - |
(noun) extinct flightless bird related to the dodo | Synonyms: Pezophaps solitaria |
(noun) a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself | - |
stair | (noun) support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway | Synonyms: step |
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staircase | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: stairway |
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stairhead | (noun) platform at the top of a staircase | - |
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stairs | (noun) a flight of stairs or a flight of steps | Synonyms: steps |
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stairway | (noun) a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps | Synonyms: staircase |
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stairwell | (noun) a vertical well around which there is a stairway | - |
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taira | (noun) long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America | Synonyms: Eira barbara, tayra |
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unfairness | (noun) an unjust act | Synonyms: iniquity, injustice, shabbiness |
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(noun) injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards | Synonyms: inequity |
(noun) partiality that is not fair or equitable | - |
upstairs | (noun) the part of a building above the ground floor | - |
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wheelchair | (noun) a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
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wirehair | (noun) a terrier with wiry hair | Synonyms: wire-haired terrier, wirehaired terrier |
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zaire | (noun) the basic unit of money in Zaire | - |
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