Phrase Hound found 85 phrases and 154 compound words that contain wool. The most common are listed below. Open wool in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 85
- cotton woolRaw fibers of cotton before being processed.
- steel woolFine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.
- glass woolAn insulating material, made from fiberglass, arranged into a texture similar to wool.
- wood woolFine shavings or fibers of wood, used as a stuffing, insulating or packing material, as a medical dressing, or combined with glue or cement to provide bulk to a building material.
- dyed-in-the-woolHaving the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.
- mineral woolAny fibrous material formed by spinning or drawing molten mineral or rock materials such as slag and ceramics.
- Wool BayA town and bay in Yorke Peninsula council area, South Australia.
- virgin woollambswool (from the first shearing)
- wire woolAny of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).
- wool greaseLanolin.
- angora woolmohair, wool from the angora goat
- dying in the woolpresent participle and gerund of dye in the wool
- ice woolA superwash, superfine wool yarn, known for its softness and warmth.
- rock woolAlternative form of rockwool: Inorganic material resembling fiber, used primarily for insulation and soundproofing.
- skin woolWool pulled from the skin of a dead sheep.
- wool fatLanolin.
- wool-gatheringAlternative spelling of woolgathering: The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
- wool waxLanolin.
- cotton wool budA short, thin and flexible rod with a small wad of cotton wool at each end.
- wool mothThe Australian moth Monopis icterogastra, which has a woolly appearance.
- Shetland woolA thin but strong undyed worsted, spun from the wool of the sheep in the Shetland Islands, used for knitting fine shawls, etc.
- Wool WoolA locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
- wool sorterAlternative form of woolsorter: A worker, usually a farmworker, responsible for sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.
- wool staplerA woolsorter
- wool classingThe work of a wool classer, sorting and assigning grades to wool according to its quality.
Compound words 154
- woollyMade of wool.
- woolenMade of wool.
- woolyAlternative form of woolly: Made of wool.
- WoolerA small town and civil parish in northern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9928).
- rockwoolInorganic material resembling fiber, used primarily for insulation and soundproofing.
- woolshedA shed where sheep are shorn.
- WoolfordA surname.
- woolpackA bag of wool, traditionally weighing 240 pounds.
- woolmanA man who deals in wool.
- woolieA marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.