n.
1.dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head)
2.a very small distance or space
3.filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
4.any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
5.cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair
6.a filamentous projection or process on an organism
Idiom of the Day
a hatchet man
a politician whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expenses
The manager is acting as a hatchet man for the company president.