Wool

What do we mean by wool?

The dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals, such as the goat and alpaca, consisting of cylindrical strands of keratin covered by minute overlapping scales and much valued as a textile fiber. noun

Fabric or yarn made of this hair. noun

Hairy or downy material on a plant or animal, as on certain caterpillars. noun

Filamentous or fibrous material similar to the wool of a sheep or other mammal. noun

To pull the hair of, in sport or anger; rumple or tousle the hair of.

The fine, soft, curly hair which forms the fleece or fleecy coat of the sheep and some other animals, as the goat and alpaca, in fineness approaching fur. noun

The fine, short, thick underfur or down of any animal, as distinguished from the longer and stiffer hairs which come to the surface of the pelage. noun

The short, crisp, curly or kinky hair of the head of some persons, as negroes; humorously, the hair of any person's head. noun

Any light, downy, fleecy, or flocculent sub stance resembling wool. noun

See the extract. noun

The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates. noun

Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled. noun

A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants. noun

Wool pulled from a carcass. noun

See under Mineral. noun

See Zinc oxide, under Zinc. noun

Wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide. noun

Same as Mineral wool, under Mineral. noun

The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.

A cloth or yarn made from the wool of sheep.

Anything with a texture like that of wool.

A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.

Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.

Yarn (including that which is made from synthetic fibers.)

Derogatory term for residents of the satellite towns outside Liverpool, such as St Helens or Warrington. See also Yonner.

Words that are spelled similarly to wool:
wool.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word wool:
mohair, worsted, angora, carding, merino, shorn, ewes, cashmere, fleece, yarn, shearing, dyed, linen, bales, woolen, woollen, sheep, polyester, rug, flax, woven, cloth, knitting, dyes, weaving, silk, garments, bale, embroidery, fibre, spinning, nylon, insulation, cotton, embroidered, trousers, hides, textiles, textile, carpet, fabric, fiber, spun, coarse, leather, socks, skins, staple, dye, goats, breeds, goat, thread, washing, synthetic, jacket, worn, meat, fur, merchant, breed, export, lamb, beef, wheat, rams, feathers, clothing, mills, mill, warehouse, blend, grain, dairy, cattle, shirt, shed, livestock, bradford, hair, coat, manufacture, trade, shoes, cheese, industry, machinery, hat, colours, industries, clothes, processing, dress, products, cap, soft, milk, diameter, goods, raw.

Words that rhyme with wool:
bull, pull, full, handful, mouthful, irish bull, spoonful, blue bull, hangul, roomful, bagful, sitting bull, schul, pocketful, ruehl, schull, john bull, turnbull, in full, to the full, cram full, make full, boston bull, taurus the bull, mehul, kuehl, be full.

Adjectives that are often used to describe wool:
fine, raw, cotton, white, english, black, coarse, soft, long, red, blue, pure, finest, australian, spanish, thick, wet, brown, foreign, short, much, dark, heavy, gray, dyed, clean, colored, best, coloured, green, spun, rough, greasy, yellow, irish, scarlet, damp, grey, dry, loose, undyed, light, domestic, virgin, scoured, purple, unwashed, warm, native, enough, washed, sterile, finer, dirty, pink, all, bright, combed, silky, wood, thin, lead, grade, the, quality, curly, ply, worsted, grown, sheep, lightweight, shorn, mixed, cheap, felted, crimson, artificial, glass, synthetic, colonial.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective wool:
gathering, spots, growers, combers, sheep, breeds, plug, comber, growing, grower, work, carder, trade, sorters, sorter, patches, fells, sack, plugs, washing, merchant, hat, pack, stapler, cloth, merchants, combing, production, blankets, packs, pad, spot, filter, carders, clip, workers, cards, exudates, fabrics, blend, blanket, carding, type, pads, staplers, insulation, swabs, cotton, dealer, clouds, appearance, fabric, yarn, hair, sacks, goods, grease, sorting, slabs, swab, socks, gatherer, weavers, democrat, market, raising, buyers, dealers, prices, sweater, breed, suit, card, fibres, weaving, buyer, flannel, silk, tampon, industry, filters, coat, republican, spinners, stockings, brokers, producers, sheds, balls, rolls, fan, dyeing, worker, fibers, conservatives, jacket, grass, working, fat.

Consonant match to wool:
well, will, wheel, wall, while, whale, wail, whirl, wile, wale, whorl, wurl, weil, wal, wil, wyle, weill, wahl, waal, wohl, woll, weyl, wille, whall, wholl, welle, wolle, walle, werle, wahle, woehl.

Words that sound like wool:
wool, well, will, while, wall, wheel, whale, wail, wel, wil, wile, wal, wale, weel, weal, walle, wol, woll, woul, weil, wall-e, wille, wole, whal, waal, wahle, welle, wahl, wull, weill, wyle, waul, wohl, wolle, wiel, whall, wul, weyl, wle, woel, wawl, wele, whirl, worl, whorl, wirl, wurl, werle, werl, wolf, wolve, wooly, wolfe, woolly, wulf, wuz, woolf, wolff, wools, wooley, woolley, wulff, woolie, schwul, woold, wooled, wooler, pull, yell, yall, yale, ial, ule, yal, y'all, youll, yle, yel, yael, yelle, yawl, you'll, youl, jael, yol, schul, schull, yoel, ewl, eul, -ial, yoll, ruehl, eule, yeel, yill, yil, -ule, yaul, uwl.