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“Hair” or “Hare”

hair / hare are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hair hh·EH·r

  • nouna 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.
  • nounfilamentous hairlike growth on a plant.
  • nounany of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal.
  • nouna filamentous projection or process on an organism.

hare hh·EH·r

  • nounswift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes.
  • verbrun quickly, like a hare.
Usage

Examples in context

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“hair”

  • frizzled red hair, his countenance ferocious, and his…
  • …was to Debbie McNeely, a hair salon owner from San Marcos,…
  • Follicle Fad of 1977: Chest hair and Mohawk
  • …largo" (Milonga of the long hair).
  • …detection of fungal infection of hair.
  • …horrible bosses out of their hair by setting them up together.
  • …white paint to color his hair and the thugs find him…
  • …sprigs of holly in his hair and the Oak King as…
  • …pearls and feathers in their hair, while the torchbearers, in green…
  • …nicknamed "Whitey" (for his blond hair) and broadened his athletic prowess…

“hare”

  • …developed and used by David Hare in which an exposed but…
  • …TV film (1976) as Barbara Hare
  • …is the Scots for a hare) through the Montgreenan plantations, crossing…
  • Hare Plantation House is a historic…
  • …the largest remainder method with Hare quota.
  • Snowshoe hare is a tradition catch for…
  • Lumsden Hare as Tom Mannering
  • Hare Krishna movement
  • …north and the junction of Hare Lane and Park Street in…
  • 1994 - March Hare

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