Meaning & use
thick head of hair
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
a large amount of hair growing densely on someone's head
Grammar: Used with 'a' or as an uncountable idea: 'She has a thick head of hair.'
Patterns
- have a thick head of hair
- a thick head of hair
Even as an old man, he kept a thick head of hair.
She inherited a thick head of hair from her mother's side.
The baby was born with a surprisingly thick head of hair.
Common combinations
- a thick head of hair
- He has a thick head of hair that he never combs.
- thick dark hair
- Her thick dark hair fell past her shoulders.
- lose a thick head of hair
- He began to lose his thick head of hair in his thirties.
- thick hair
- Thick hair can be hard to style.
Synonyms and how they differ
- full head of hair
- Similar, but 'full' emphasizes completeness rather than density; often used to contrast with baldness.
- bushy hair
- Suggests hair that is thick and spreads out, often slightly untidy; not usually used for head hair alone.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: thick head of hair or thick-headed?
thick head of hair vs thick-headed
This adjective means stupid or slow to understand, not having thick hair.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly?
Choose one answer.
The fixed phrase is 'a thick head of hair' — 'thick' describes the mass of hair, and 'hair' is uncountable here. The other options change the word order or make 'hair' countable, which is not natural.
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