ANIMAL MATERIAL Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase animal material. (close relations)
Definition of ANIMAL MATERIAL
animal
Best Alternative Words for ANIMAL MATERIAL
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antler | nounn | |||||||
noun • deciduous horn of a member of the deer family | ||||||||
down | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
adjective • being or moving lower in position or less in some value noun • soft fine feathers • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) • (American football) a complete play to advance the football • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position • away from a more central or a more northerly place • paid in cash at time of purchase • from an earlier time • to a lower intensity • in an inactive or inoperative state adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • becoming progressively lower • being put out in a game of baseball • understood perfectly • lower than previously • shut • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • drink down entirely • eat up completely, as with great appetite • bring down or defeat (an opponent) • shoot at and force to come down • cause to come or go down • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||||||||
feather | nounn | |||||||
noun • branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds • turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls verb • join tongue and groove, in carpentry • cover or fit with feathers • turn the paddle; in canoeing • turn the oar, while rowing • grow feathers | ||||||||
fur | nounn | |||||||
noun • the dressed hairy coat of a mammal • dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) • a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur | ||||||||
hide | verbv | |||||||
noun • the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) • body covering of a living animal verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety • cover as if with a shroud • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
horn | nounn | |||||||
noun • a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it • one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates • a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning • a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) • a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves • any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn • the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails • a device having the shape of a horn • an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound • a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves • a device on an automobile for making a warning noise verb • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk | ||||||||
ivory | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a shade of white the color of bleached bones | ||||||||
leather | nounn | |||||||
noun • an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning verb • whip with a leather strap | ||||||||
pelt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the dressed hairy coat of a mammal • body covering of a living animal verb • cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles • rain heavily | ||||||||
shell | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun • the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles • the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts • the exterior covering of a bird's egg • a rigid covering that envelops an object • a very light narrow racing boat • the housing or outer covering of something • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) • the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod verb • use explosives on • create by using explosives • fall out of the pod or husk • hit the pitches of hard and regularly • look for and collect shells by the seashore • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • remove from its shell or outer covering • remove the husks from | ||||||||
silk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae • animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders | ||||||||
skin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch • an outer surface (usually thin) • body covering of a living animal • a person's skin regarded as their life • a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent • a person whose head is bald or shaved • the rind of a fruit or vegetable • a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal verb • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of • remove the bark of a tree • remove the skin from | ||||||||
tusk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses • a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog verb • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk • remove the tusks of animals | ||||||||
wool | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fabric made from the hair of sheep • fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving • outer coat of especially sheep and yaks | ||||||||
hooves | nounn | |||||||
noun • the foot of an ungulate mammal • the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals verb • walk • dance in a professional capacity |