head full of hair

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   Having a large amount of hair growing on the head.

   Grammar: Used after 'have' or 'with': She has a head full of hair. / a baby with a head full of hair.

   Patterns

   • have a head full of hair
   • with a head full of hair
   • a head full of hair

   The newborn baby had a head full of hair.

   He is in his fifties but still has a head full of hair.

   She came out of the water with a head full of wet hair.

Common combinations

a full head of hair

My grandfather still has a full head of hair at eighty.

thick hair

She has thick, dark hair like her mother.

grow hair

The medicine helped him grow hair again.

Synonyms and how they differ

a full head of hair

This is the more usual fixed expression in English, especially when contrasting with baldness.

hairy

This describes being covered with hair, often on the body, not just the head.

Opposites

Word family

hair noun

The fine threads that grow on the head and body.

hairy adjective

Covered with a lot of hair.

hairless adjective

Having no hair.

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