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Noun
S:
(n)
fleece (fleece%1:27:00::)
(the wool of a sheep or similar animal)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
wool (wool%1:27:00::)
(fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving)
S:
(n)
animal fiber (animal_fiber%1:27:00::)
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animal fibre (animal_fibre%1:27:00::)
(fiber derived from animals)
S:
(n)
natural fiber (natural_fiber%1:27:00::)
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natural fibre (natural_fibre%1:27:00::)
(fiber derived from plants or animals)
S:
(n)
fiber (fiber%1:27:00::)
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fibre (fibre%1:27:00::)
(a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
S:
(n)
material (material%1:27:00::)
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stuff (stuff%1:27:00::)
(the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
"coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
S:
(n)
substance (substance%1:03:00::)
(the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
"DNA is the substance of our genes"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:03:00::)
(that which has mass and occupies space)
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S:
(n)
physical entity (physical_entity%1:03:00::)
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
part (part%1:24:00::)
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portion (portion%1:24:00::)
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component part (component_part%1:24:00::)
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component (component%1:24:00::)
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constituent (constituent%1:24:00::)
(something determined in relation to something that includes it)
"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S:
(n)
relation (relation%1:03:00::)
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S:
(n)
abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::)
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abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
animal product (animal_product%1:27:00::)
(a product made from animal material)
S:
(n)
animal material (animal_material%1:27:00::)
(material derived from animals)
S:
(n)
material (material%1:27:00::)
,
stuff (stuff%1:27:00::)
(the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
"coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
S:
(n)
substance (substance%1:03:00::)
(the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
"DNA is the substance of our genes"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:03:00::)
(that which has mass and occupies space)
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S:
(n)
physical entity (physical_entity%1:03:00::)
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
S:
(n)
part (part%1:24:00::)
,
portion (portion%1:24:00::)
,
component part (component_part%1:24:00::)
,
component (component%1:24:00::)
,
constituent (constituent%1:24:00::)
(something determined in relation to something that includes it)
"he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S:
(n)
relation (relation%1:03:00::)
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
S:
(n)
abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::)
,
abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
sheepskin (sheepskin%1:27:00::)
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fleece (fleece%1:27:01::)
(tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing)
S:
(n)
fleece (fleece%1:06:00::)
(a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing)
S:
(n)
wool (wool%1:05:00::)
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fleece (fleece%1:05:00::)
(outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
overcharge (overcharge%2:40:00::)
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soak (soak%2:40:00::)
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surcharge (surcharge%2:40:00::)
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gazump (gazump%2:40:00::)
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fleece (fleece%2:40:00::)
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plume (plume%2:40:00::)
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pluck (pluck%2:40:00::)
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rob (rob%2:40:01::)
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hook (hook%2:40:02::)
(rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
S:
(v)
fleece (fleece%2:35:00::)
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shear (shear%2:35:02::)
(shear the wool from)
"shear sheep"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame