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ingrown hair vs hair

hair vs ingrown hair

ingrown hair and hair both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingrown hair Yes No No No
hair Yes No No No
As nouns, hair is a hypernym of ingrown hair; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than ingrown hair:
  • ingrown hair: a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
  • hair: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
Other hypernyms of ingrown hair include pilus.
ingrown hair (noun) hair (noun)
a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation) a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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 ingrown hair and hair

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