wool

noun/wʊl/

Frequency rank: #4,752 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the thick, curly hair of sheep, used to make yarn and fabric.

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Example sentence

She knitted a warm scarf from soft wool.

Synonyms & related words

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