Collocations for hair - noun
ADJECTIVE
auburn,
black,
blond,
brown,
chestnut,
dark,
fair,
ginger (BrE),
golden,
grey/gray,
grizzled,
jet-black,
light,
raven (literary),
red,
sandy,
silver,
silvery,
white,
yellow
bushy, coarse, curly, fine, flyaway (esp. AmE), frizzy, kinky (AmE), nappy (AmE), shaggy, spiky, straight, thick, wavy, wiry, wispy
beautiful, glossy, shiny, silky, sleek
dishevelled/disheveled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, matted, messy, scruffy, tangled, tousled, unkempt, unruly, untidy (esp. BrE), windswept
a new shampoo for dull or dry hair
His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
bushy, coarse, curly, fine, flyaway (esp. AmE), frizzy, kinky (AmE), nappy (AmE), shaggy, spiky, straight, thick, wavy, wiry, wispy
beautiful, glossy, shiny, silky, sleek
dishevelled/disheveled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, matted, messy, scruffy, tangled, tousled, unkempt, unruly, untidy (esp. BrE), windswept
a new shampoo for dull or dry hair
His hair was tousled and he looked as if he'd just woken up.
cropped,
long,
short,
shoulder-length,
waist-length
She had shoulder-length black hair.
She had shoulder-length black hair.
stray
She pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
She pushed a stray hair behind her ear.
thinning
He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
He ran both hands through his thinning hair.
body,
chest,
facial,
pubic
cat, dog, etc.
The rug was covered with cat hairs.
cat, dog, etc.
The rug was covered with cat hairs.
VERB + hair
have
She had beautiful auburn hair.
She had beautiful auburn hair.
lose
He had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.
He had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.
wear
She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
arrange,
do,
fix,
tidy
(esp. BrE)
I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?
I'll be down in a minute, I'm just doing my hair.
She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up.
I don't like the way she's arranged her hair, do you?
I'll be down in a minute, I'm just doing my hair.
She showered, fixed her hair, and applied make up.
braid (esp. AmE),
plait (BrE),
put up,
tie back
Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
Why don't you put your hair up for this evening?
brush,
comb
shampoo, wash
cut, trim
He went to the barber's to have his hair cut.
shampoo, wash
cut, trim
He went to the barber's to have his hair cut.
blow-dry,
dry
style
They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight.
style
They had styled my hair by blowing it out straight.
curl,
gel,
perm,
relax,
straighten
I've decided to have my hair permed.
I've decided to have my hair permed.
bleach,
colour/color,
dye
grow
I'm trying to grow my hair.
grow
I'm trying to grow my hair.
shave
His hair was shaved close to his head.
His hair was shaved close to his head.
mess up,
muss (AmE),
ruffle
smooth, stroke
Kyle reached out to stroke her hair.
smooth, stroke
Kyle reached out to stroke her hair.
flick,
toss
She tossed her long hair out of her eyes.
She tossed her long hair out of her eyes.
hair + VERB
grow
Why don't you let your hair grow?
Why don't you let your hair grow?
curl
His hair curls naturally.
His hair curls naturally.
fall,
flow,
hang,
lie,
tumble
Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
gleam,
glint,
glisten,
shine
hair + NOUN
loss
how to cope with hair loss
how to cope with hair loss
salon,
stylist
colour/color
accessory
Her only hair accessory was a headband.
colour/color
accessory
Her only hair accessory was a headband.
extension
a stylist specializing in hair extensions
a stylist specializing in hair extensions
removal
waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men
waxing, and the other hair removal methods available for men