| bald |
When someone is bald, they have little or no hair on their head. |
| barber |
A barber is a person who cuts and styles people's hair. Usually, a barber works on men's or boys' hair. Barbers take care of men's beards too. |
| beard |
A beard is the hair that grows on the face of a man. |
| braid |
When you braid something like hair or cloth, you take three long pieces and weave them over and under each other to make one long piece like a rope. [1/2 definitions] |
| brush1 |
A brush is a tool that people use to clean things or make things nice to look at. A brush has many stiff fibers on one end and a handle on the other. We use a brush to clean our teeth or make our hair neat and smooth. We also use a brush to spread things like paint or clean things like floors. [1/2 definitions] |
| bushy |
When something is bushy, it looks like a bush. We usually use the word bushy when we are talking about things like hair or fur. |
| camel |
A camel is a large animal with a long neck, long legs, and smooth hair. Camels have hoofs on their feet, and they have a large hump, or two humps, on their back. Camels live in northern Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia. People sometimes ride camels when they travel in a desert. People ride camels in the desert because camels don't need to drink water very often, and deserts are very dry. |
| coat |
The body hair of an animal is called a coat. [1/3 definitions] |
| comb |
A comb is a thin piece of plastic or other material that you use to make your hair neat. A comb has things called teeth along one side that go through your hair and separate it. [2 definitions] |
| curl |
Something that has the shape of a ring or part of a ring is often called a curl. Some people have hair with curls. [1/3 definitions] |
| curly |
When something like hair is curly, it has rings or waves in it. It is not straight. |
| dryer |
A dryer is a machine that uses warm air to get something dry. A large dryer is used for drying clothes. A small dryer that you hold in your hand can be used to dry your hair. |
| everyone |
Everyone means everybody. When everyone in your family has red hair, it means that each and every person in your family has red hair. |
| eyebrow |
On your forehead, there are lines of hair just above each of your eyes. These are called eyebrows. |
| fiber |
A fiber is something from a plant or animal that looks like a small hair or little piece of thread. Some fibers you may know are cotton fibers and wool fibers. Fibers from the cotton plant or from sheep's wool are often used to make thread and yarn, and these are used to make things like clothes, curtains, or blankets. Nowadays, people can make fibers from chemicals too. Maybe you have a sweater or socks or a jacket made from these fibers. [1/2 definitions] |
| forehead |
Your forehead is the part of your face above the eyes and below the hair. |
| fur |
Fur is the soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of certain animals. Cats, rabbits, dogs, bears, and many other animals have fur. |
| general |
If something is general, it does not include details. If you describe someone in a general way, you might talk about how tall they are and what color hair they have, but you would not talk about small details like what shape ears they have or how long their fingers are. [1/3 definitions] |
| goat |
A goat is an animal that looks a little like a sheep. The hair of a goat is usually straight and not soft. Goats also have horns and hoofs. People keep goats for their milk and meat. |
| habit |
A habit is something you do without thinking about it or even without wanting to do it. Some people have a habit of biting their nails, playing with their hair, or tapping their foot. [1/2 definitions] |
| hair |
When we talk about a person's hair, we mean all of the hairs on their head. When we say someone has brown hair, we mean that every hair on their head is brown. [1/2 definitions] |