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What hair can do

flow

verb

if hair or clothing flows, it falls or moves in a smooth graceful way around someone’s body

grey

verb

if a person or their hair is greying, their hair is becoming white

grow out

if coloured, cut, or permed hair grows out, it grows so that it no longer has the colour or style that it had

hang

verb

if your hair hangs down, it is long and not tied

recede

verb

if your hair is receding, less and less of it is growing at the front

rise

verb

if the hairs on a part of your body rise, they start to move upwards because you are very frightened

thin

verb

if someone’s hair thins, they gradually lose the hair from their head

tumble down

if long hair tumbles down, it hangs down in large amounts

wave

verb

if hair waves, it forms slight curls

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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