WordNet Search - 3.1

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Noun

S: (n) fleece (fleece%1:27:00::) (the wool of a sheep or similar animal)

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S: (n) sheepskin (sheepskin%1:27:00::), 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::), fleece (fleece%1:05:00::) (outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)

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S: (n) coat (coat%1:05:00::), pelage (pelage%1:05:00::) (growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal)

S: (n) hair (hair%1:08:00::) (a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss) "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"

S: (n) body covering (body_covering%1:08:00::) (any covering for the body or a body part)

S: (n) covering (covering%1:17:00::), natural covering (natural_covering%1:17:00::), cover (cover%1:17:00::) (a natural object that covers or envelops) "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

S: (n) natural object (natural_object%1:03:00::) (an object occurring naturally; not made by man)

S: (n) whole (whole%1:03:00::), unit (unit%1:03:00::) (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

S: (n) object (object%1:03:00::), physical object (physical_object%1:03:00::) (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

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))

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Verb

S: (v) overcharge (overcharge%2:40:00::), soak (soak%2:40:00::), surcharge (surcharge%2:40:00::), gazump (gazump%2:40:00::), fleece (fleece%2:40:00::), plume (plume%2:40:00::), pluck (pluck%2:40:00::), rob (rob%2:40:01::), hook (hook%2:40:02::) (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
S: (v) fleece (fleece%2:35:00::), shear (shear%2:35:02::) (shear the wool from) "shear sheep"

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