Tom is shearing the sheep.
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Shearing
Synonyms for "shearing" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (6)
Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
cutting action
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
sectioningshear cuttingshear layershear relatedshear transformationskewingsliding deformationslipstraintrimwool harvesting
Related word relations
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More general
14 entriesagricultural practiceagricultural processcutcuttingcutting offcutting operationdeformationdeformation processgeometric transformationlivestock managementmanufacturing processphysical processremovalstrain
More specific
17 entriesalpaca shearingductile shearingfault zone shearinggoat shearinghair shearingplane shearplate shearingshear rateshear strainshear stressshear transformationshearing operationsheep shearingsheet metal shearingslip along planewool harvesting
Showing 16 of 17 words.
Collocations
11 entriesshearing bladeshearing equipmentshearing forceshearing operationshearing shedshearing strainshearing stressshearing transformationsheep shearingsheet metal shearingwool shearing
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
I am shearing the ewe.
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I am shearing the sheep.
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You are shearing the sheep, aren't you?
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Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.