head of hair
Definition
Noun: - A growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being. It refers to the hair on a person's head considered as a whole, single entity, often with a focus on its quality, thickness, or appearance.
Usage
The phrase "head of hair" is used to describe the entirety of a person's scalp hair. It is often modified by adjectives to describe its characteristics. - It is typically used in singular form ("a beautiful head of hair"). - It is a countable noun phrase.
Examples
- She has a thick, lustrous head of hair.
- Despite his age, he still has a full head of hair.
- The model is known for her voluminous head of hair.
Advanced Usage
- "a fine head of hair": Used to compliment someone's hair, implying it is attractive and healthy.
- Even in his seventies, he maintained a fine head of hair.
- "to keep one's head of hair": An idiomatic way to say someone has not gone bald.
- He's lucky to have kept his head of hair.
Variants and Related Words
- Hair (noun): The general term for the fine thread-like strands growing from the skin of mammals, especially on a human's head. ("Head of hair" is a more specific phrase focusing on the collective mass.)
- Locks (noun, often plural): A literary or old-fashioned term for a person's hair.
- Tresses (noun, often plural): A literary term for a long lock of a woman's hair.
Synonyms
- Hair: (The most common and direct synonym, though less specific to the scalp.)
- Crowning glory: (An idiomatic and complimentary phrase for a person's hair.)
- Manes: (Typically used for animals like lions or horses, but can be used figuratively for thick human hair.)
Related Phrases
- A full head of hair: A phrase specifically indicating that someone has a lot of hair and is not balding.
- He has a full head of hair for a man his age.
- To lose one's head of hair: To go bald.
- He started to lose his head of hair in his thirties.
Noun
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growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
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