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HAIRLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hairlike mean?
• HAIRLIKE (adjective)
The adjective HAIRLIKE has 1 sense:
1. long and slender with a very small internal diameter
Familiarity information: HAIRLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long and slender with a very small internal diameter
Synonyms:
capillary; hairlike
Context example:
a capillary tube
Similar:
thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)
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