Hairline

noun

/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounThe line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.

"It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald."

2.nounA very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.

3.nounA fishing line made from hair.

4.nounA very thin fissure.

"While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls."

5.adjectiveVery thin, as thin as a hair

"There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing."

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