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hairballs

hairballs is the plural of hairball.

Meaning of hairball

Noun

hairball (plural hairballs)

  1. A trichobezoar; a small wad of fur or mass of hair formed in the digestive system of a cat or other animal, from hair ingested while grooming.
    Synonyms:
    furball
  2. (figuratively, slang) A messy, tangled, intractable issue.
    • The contract negotiations are turning into a real hairball.

Questions about hairballs

What is hairballs the plural of?
Hairballs is the plural of hairball.

Words near hairballs in the dictionary

  1. hair-tidies
  2. hair-tidy
  3. hair-trigger
  4. hair-triggers
  5. hairball
  6. hairballs
  7. hairband
  8. hairbands
  9. hairbell
  10. hairbells
  11. hairbird

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