hair
noun (hair — usually uncountable; a hair, hairs — single strands)
Everyday
- Hair is what grows on your head and on parts of your body. tree →
- A hair is one single thin strand. tree →
- Hair, or fur, also grows on many animals. tree →
In the lessons
A word of the story; sometimes a length that grows or is cut, or a haircut price. In science: hair grows from roots in the skin; mammals have hair. In health: brush and wash your hair; head lice spread by touching heads. Phrases: «brush your hair», «haircut», «by a hair», «let your hair down», «hair-raising».
Examples
- Her hair is 30 cm long. tree →
- She cut 5 cm off her hair. tree →
- Hair grows about 1 cm a month. tree →
- A haircut costs 15 dollars. tree →
- I found a hair in my soup! tree →
- Grandpa's hair is grey. tree →
- Do not share combs, or you may share head lice. tree →
- She won the race by a hair. tree →
- What if the hair should break? tree →
Note
Cutting takes away length, growing adds. Trap: hair often only describes a person (red hair) and gives no number. Hair on your head is uncountable: «her hair is long», not «her hairs are long». Homophone: hare (an animal like a big rabbit).
In Jewish tradition
Goats' hair was spun to make the cloths for the Tabernacle. Hair in the skin laws helps the priest judge whether a scall is clean. In the primary lessons: A word of the story; sometimes a length that grows or is cut, or a haircut price. In science: hair grows from roots in the skin; mammals have hair. In health: brush and wash your hair; head lice spread by touching heads. Phrases: «brush your hair», «haircut», «by a hair», «let your hair down», «hair-raising».
Examples
- and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair; (Torah EXO.25.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' hair. (Torah EXO.35.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if a man's hair be fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. (Torah LEV.13.40, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy hair is as a flock of goats, that trail down from Gilead. (Writings SNG.6.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. (Prophets JDG.16.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair polled; (Prophets JER.25.23, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Cutting takes away length, growing adds. Trap: hair often only describes a person (red hair) and gives no number. Hair on your head is uncountable: «her hair is long», not «her hairs are long». Homophone: hare (an animal like a big rabbit).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «hair» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «hair» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «hair» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «hair» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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