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WOOL Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word wool. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word wool. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For WOOL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wool, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
fabric material textile cloth coat fiber pelage substance
Phrases (2)
animal fiberanimal fibre

Alternatives for FLEECE

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