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Collocations for hair - noun

ADJ.

auburn, black, blond, brown, chestnut, dark, fair, ginger, golden, grey, grizzled, jet-black, red, sandy, white, yellow | bushy, coarse, crinkly, curly, fine, frizzy, smooth, straight, thick, wavy, wiry | beautiful, glossy, shiny, sleek | dishevelled, dry, dull, fuzzy, greasy, scruffy, tousled, unruly, untidy, 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
She had shoulder-length black hair.
body, facial, pubic | cat, dog, etc.
The rug was covered with cat hairs.

QUANT.

lock, wisp

VERB + HAIR

have
She had beautiful auburn hair.
lose
He had turned forty and was beginning to lose his hair.
wear
She wore her long hair loose on her shoulders.
arrange, do, tidy
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.
plait, put up, tie back
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.
curl, perm
I''ve decided to have my hair permed.
grow
I''m trying to grow my hair.

HAIR + VERB

grow
Why don''t you let your hair grow?
curl
His hair curls naturally.
fall, hang, lie
Her blond hair fell over her eyes.
gleam, glint, glisten

HAIR + NOUN

loss
how to cope with hair loss

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