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noun ADJ. auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger, golden, grey, grizzled, jet-black, red, sandy, white, yellow | bushy, coarse, crinkly, curly, fine, frizzy, smooth, straight, thick, wavy, wiry | beautiful, glossy, shiny, sleek | dishevelled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, scruffy, tousled, unruly, untidy, 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 She had shoulder-length black hair. | body, facial, pubic | cat, dog, etc. The rug was covered with cat hairs. QUANT. lock, wisp VERB + 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, tidy 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. | plait, 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. | curl, perm I've decided to have my hair permed. | grow I'm trying to grow my hair. HAIR + VERB grow Why don't you let your hair grow? | curl His hair curls naturally. | fall, hang, lie Her blond hair fell over her eyes. | gleam, glint, glisten HAIR + NOUN loss how to cope with hair loss
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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hair
colour
dark hair
• He’s about six feet tall, with dark hair and blue eyes.
black hair
• his long black hair
jet black hair
literary (= completely black )
• She had shiny jet black hair, and skin as white as snow.
fair hair
• Her long fair hair fell untidily over her shoulders.
blond/blonde hair
(= yellowish-white in colour )
• long blonde hair and blue eyes
golden hair
• the beautiful girl with the long golden hair
brown hair
• Her hair was pale brown.
chestnut hair
literary (= dark brown )
• She had a fine head of chestnut hair.
sandy hair
(= yellowish-brown )
• He wore his long, sandy brown hair in a ponytail.
mousy hair
(= an unattractive dull brown )
• I have pale, mousy hair that is dull and lacks shine.
red hair
• The whole family had red hair.
ginger hair
British English (= orange-brown in colour )
• a cheeky little boy with ginger hair
auburn hair
literary (= orange-brown in colour )
• He gazed at her long neck and beautiful auburn hair.
white hair
• an old man with white hair
grey hair
British English , gray American English
• She was about 70, with grey hair.
silver hair
• Her father’s hair was starting to turn silver.
length
short hair
• I like your hair when it’s short like that.
long hair
• A few of the boys had long hair.
shoulder-length/medium-length hair
• He had shoulder-length reddish hair.
type
straight hair
• a girl with long straight hair
curly hair
• When he was young, his hair was thick and curly.
frizzy hair
(= tightly curled )
• She had dark frizzy hair which might have been permed.
wavy hair
(= with loose curls )
• Her golden wavy hair fell around her shoulders.
thick hair
• She had thick hair down to her waist.
fine hair
(= thin )
• Her hair is so fine, it’s difficult to style.
spiky hair
(= stiff and standing up on top of your head )
• Billy had black spiky hair.
condition
in good/bad/terrible etc condition
• How do you keep your hair in such perfect condition?
out of condition
(= no longer in good condition )
• If your hair is out of condition, this may be because you are eating the wrong foods.
glossy/shiny
• She combed her hair until it was all glossy.
lustrous
literary (= very shiny and attractive )
• her lustrous dark hair flowing on to her shoulders
dull
(= not shiny )
• a shampoo for dull hair
greasy
(= containing too much oil )
• This shampoo is ideal for greasy hair.
dry
(= lacking oil )
• a shampoo for dry hair
thinning
(= becoming thinner because you are losing your hair )
• His dark hair was thinning on top.
receding
(= gradually disappearing, so that it is high on your forehead )
• The man was in his late thirties, and his hair was receding slightly.
dishevelled
especially literary (= very untidy )
• His face was bright red and his hair looked dishevelled.
tousled
especially literary (= a little untidy, in a way that looks attractive )
• his youthfully handsome face and tousled hair that hung untidily over his collar
windswept
especially literary (= blown around by the wind )
• Her hair was all windswept when they came off the beach.
verbs
have ... hair
• She has beautiful blonde hair.
brush/comb your hair
• He cleaned his teeth and brushed his hair.
wash your hair
• He showered and washed his hair.
do your hair
( also fix your hair American English ) (= arrange it in a style )
• She’s upstairs doing her hair.
have your hair cut/done/permed
( also get your hair cut etc ) (= by a hairdresser )
• I need to get my hair cut.
cut sb’s hair
• My Mum always cuts my hair.
dye your hair (blonde/red etc)
(= change its colour, especially using chemicals )
• Craig has dyed his hair black.
wear your hair long/in a ponytail etc
(= have that style of hair )
• He wore his hair in a ponytail.
grow your hair (long)
(= let it grow longer )
• I’m growing my hair long, but it’s taking forever.
lose your hair
(= become bald )
• He was a small, round man who was losing his hair.
run your fingers through sb’s hair
(= touch someone’s hair in a loving way )
• He ran his fingers through her smooth silky hair.
ruffle sb’s hair
(= rub it in a kind friendly way )
• He patted me on the back and ruffled my hair.
hair + NOUN
hair loss
• The drug can cause hair loss.
hair colour
British English , hair color American English
• Genes control characteristics such as hair colour and eye colour.
hair dye
• The survey showed that 75% of women have used hair dye.
phrases
a strand/wisp of hair
(= a thin piece of hair )
• She brushed away a strand of hair from her eyes.
a lock of hair
(= a fairly thick piece of hair )
• She tossed a stray lock of hair back off her forehead.
a mop of hair
(= a large amount of thick untidy hair )
• He had an unruly mop of brown hair.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' I cut my hair ' if another person cut your hair for you. Say I had my hair cut '.
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