Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hairline

/ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: hair-line
IPA: /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.

noun

A very thin line in writing, drawing, or typography.

noun

A very thin fissure.

noun

A fishing line made from hair.

Example Sentences

"It's just a receding hairline — it's not like you're going bald."
"Using a Danish technique, doctors can now insert plugs of just one or two hairs in front of an implanted area to simulate a natural hairline."
"While inspecting the new house, we found a few hairlines in one of the walls."
"There was a hairline crack in the airplane's wing."
"Yup, you got a crack in it [the cylinder head] all right. Just a hairline, but that damn thing is gonna cause a big headache later."

Etymology

From hair + line.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/

Inflected Forms

hairlines (plural)

Derived Forms

hairlined hairlining

Rhymes With

airline

Questions

How do you pronounce hairline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛɹˌlaɪn/.
What does hairline mean?: The line along one's forehead where hair starts growing.
Where does hairline come from?: From hair + line.

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