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hair vs lock

lock vs hair

hair and lock both are nouns.

hair is not a verb while lock is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hair Yes No No No
lock Yes No Yes No
As nouns, lock is a hyponym of hair; that is, lock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hair:
  • hair: 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
  • lock: a strand or cluster of hair
Other hyponyms of hair include coat, pelage, guard hair, mane, forelock, foretop, beard, body hair, down, pile, head of hair, mane, cowlick, coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle, facial hair, bush, crotch hair, pubic hair, brow, eyebrow, supercilium, cilium, eyelash, lash.
hair (noun) lock (noun)
a filamentous projection or process on an organism any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
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 a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun
a very small distance or space a strand or cluster of hair
hair (verb) lock (verb)
become rigid or immoveable
fasten with a lock
keep engaged
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
become engaged or intermeshed with one another
hold in a locking position
build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels
hold fast (in a certain state)
pass by means through a lock in a waterway
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