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hair vs ingrown hair

ingrown hair vs hair

hair and ingrown hair both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hair Yes No No No
ingrown hair Yes No No No
As nouns, ingrown hair is a hyponym of hair; that is, ingrown hair is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hair:
  • hair: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
  • ingrown hair: a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
hair (noun) ingrown hair (noun)
a filamentous projection or process on an organism a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
a 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
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
a very small distance or space
Difference between hair and ingrown hair

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