WOOL Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word wool. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for WOOL
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fleece | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the wool of a sheep or similar animal • tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing • a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing • outer coat of especially sheep and yaks verb • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • shear the wool from | ||||||||
bristle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic • a stiff hair verb • be in a state of movement or action • rise up as in fear • have or be thickly covered with or as if with bristles • react in an offended or angry manner | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
fabric | nounn | |||||||
noun • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers • the underlying structure | ||||||||
fiber | nounn | |||||||
noun • a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn • coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis • any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions • a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||||||||
fluff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any light downy material • something of little value or significance • a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines) verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • erect or fluff up • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect | ||||||||
lint | nounn | |||||||
noun • fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers • cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
plush | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet adjective satellite • characterized by extravagance and profusion | ||||||||
textile | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to fabrics or fabric making noun • artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | ||||||||
thread | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving • any long object resembling a thin line • the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together • the raised helical rib going around a screw verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • pass a thread through • remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string • pass through or into • thread on or as if on a string | ||||||||
tuft | nounn | |||||||
noun • a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass • a bunch of feathers or hair | ||||||||
yarn | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events • a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving verb • tell or spin a yarn | ||||||||
woolen | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or related to or made of wool noun • a fabric made from the hair of sheep | ||||||||
woollen | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or related to or made of wool noun • a fabric made from the hair of sheep |