wool

Definitions

1. The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
   uncountable, usually
2. The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants
3. A village and civil parish in Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY8486).
4. A cloth or yarn made from such hair.
   uncountable, usually
5. A cloth or yarn made from such hair
6. Anything with a fibrous texture like that of sheep's wool.
   uncountable, usually
7. Anything with a fibrous texture like that of sheep's wool
8. A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.
   uncountable, usually
9. A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines
10. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
    obsolete, uncountable, usually
11. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled
12. Yarn, including that made from synthetic fibers.
    British, New-Zealand, uncountable, usually
13. A woolly back; a resident of a satellite town outside Liverpool, such as St Helens or Warrington. See also Yonner.
    derogatory, uncountable, usually
14. A marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.
    slang, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

68 more languages

العربيةالصوفصوفلبدنفش+ 1 more

Azərbaycan diliyun

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Българскивълна́

বাংলাউলঊণমেষলোম

བོད་སྐད།བལ

Bosanskijunlanalenvunavunenвунавунен+ 4 more

Catalàllana

Češtinavlnavlněný

Cymraeggwlân

Danskuld

Ελληνικάμαλλί

Esperantolano

Eestivill

Euskaraartile

Suomivillavillakangas

Gaeilgeolann

Gàidhligclòimholann

Galegolalaa

Hausaulu

עבריתגזזצמר

हिन्दीऊनऊनीऊर्णातूल+ 1 more

Hrvatskijunlanalenvunavunenвунавунен+ 4 more

Magyargyapjú

Հայերենբուրդգեղմ

Bahasa Indonesiasufwol

Íslenskaull

Italianolana

日本語ウール羊毛

ქართულიმატყლი

Қазақ тіліжүн

ភាសាខ្មែររោមចៀមឧណ្ណា

한국어모양모양털울털털실+ 3 more

Kurdîlavîlla

Latinabarbalanalanariusvellus+ 1 more

LëtzebuergeschWoll

ລາວຂົນ

Lietuviųvilna

Latviešuvillavilna

Malagasyvolonondry

Македонскиволна

മലയാളംകമ്പിളി

Монголноос

Bahasa Melayuwul

Maltisuf

မြန်မာသိုးမွေး

Nederlandswol

ଓଡ଼ିଆଉଲ

Polskiwełnawełniany

Portuguêslã

Românălână

Русскийшерсть

Slovenčinavlna

Slovenščinavolna

Shqiplesh

Српскиjunlanalenvunavunenвунавунен+ 4 more

Svenskaullylle

Kiswahilisufu

తెలుగుబొచ్చు

ไทยขนขนแกะผ้าขนสัตว์

Türkmençeýüň

Tagaloglana

Türkçeyün

ئۇيغۇرچەيۇڭ

Українськавовнавовнянийшерстьшерстяний+ 1 more

O'zbekchajun

Tiếng Việtlenlong

isiZuluuvolo

Examples

“The sheep were caught and plucked, because shears had not yet been invented to cut⟳ the wool from the sheep's back.”

“Spielvogel said wet⟳ cleaning also has limitations; while it is fine for cottons and fabrics worn in warm climates, he said, it can damage⟳ heavy wools or structured clothes like⟳ suit⟳ jackets.”

“The groundsels have⟳ leaves covered in wool for insulation[…”

“wool of bat and tongue of dog”

“The object of your affection is the treetop connection / Where basically you love⟳ to smoke⟳ your wools”

“He rocked Caesar's chains, he pushed Caesar's Range / Smokin' mad wools all day, with Caesar's change⟳”

“Lopez said the shooter's name⟳ was Lou, known on the street as Wool Lou, because he sold "wools," which were cigarettes rolled up with crack cocaine.”

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