Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
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Fleece
/fliːs/
Synonyms for "fleece" (255 found)
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Closest matches (51)
Strong matches (77)
despoildiddledisplumedivestdodo indo out ofdoughdowndraindriven snowdryeiderdownermineeuchreexhaustexploitexposeextortfabric
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featherfeather bedfeathersfellfinagleflamflayfleshflimflamflossflourflueflufffoamfobfoolforageforayfreebootfudgefurfurringgougegullgutgyphairhaveheadhead of hairhidehocushocus-pocushold uphorsehairhustleimitation furimitation leatherimpoverishintegumentivoryjacketkapoklay barelay openleatherleather paperleatheretteleatheroidlily
Related words (127)
lockslootmaggotmanemaraudmatmilkmopmulctnylonouter layerouter skinoverchargeoverpriceovertaxpack the dealpaperpearlpeltpeltry
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pick cleanpigeonpilepillagepillowpluckplunderplushpractice fraud uponprey onprofiteerpubescencepubic hairpuddingpuffputtyraidrampransackravageravenravishrawhidereiveremoveriflerindrip offrobrookrope inrubbersacksatinscamscrewsell gold brickssetasetulashagshaveshearsheathsheetshockshortchangesilksilverskinskinssnowsoakspoilspoliatestack the cardsstealstickstingstripstrip baresuck drysurchargeswanswansdownsweatsweepswindletaketake a divetegumentthatchthimblerigthistledownthrow a fighttressesuncloakuncoverunsheatheunveilvairvelvetvictimizewaxwhitewoolzephyr
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
11 entriescarded fleecefleece a customerfleece blanketfleece fabricfleece investorsfleece jacketfleece someonefleece the publicfleecing operationfleecy liningsheep fleece
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 抓绒衣 noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Czech
1 entries- flís noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Finnish
3 entries- fleece noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- fleecetakki noun (insulating woolly jacket)
- fliisi noun (insulating woolly jacket)
French
1 entries- polaire noun (insulating woolly jacket)
German
1 entries- Fleecejacke noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Icelandic
1 entries- flíspeysa noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Italian
1 entries- pile noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Korean
1 entries- 플리스 noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Romanian
1 entries- polar noun (insulating woolly jacket)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Sheep are bred for their fleece and their meat.
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Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.
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Sheep need to be kept dry for two days before shearing to enable the fleece to be removed and pressed once the sheep have been shorn.
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