wool meaning
wool :
sheep's hair, fabric made from sheep's hair
noun
▪ She bought some wool to knit a sweater.
▪ She bought some sheep's hair to make a sweater.
▪ The wool is soft and warm.
▪ The sheep's hair is soft and warm.
paraphrasing
▪ fleece – sheep's hair
▪ yarn – thread made from wool
▪ fabric – material made from wool
▪ texture – the feel of the wool
Pronunciation
wool [wʊl]
The word has one syllable and sounds like 'wool'.
Common phrases and grammar about wool
wool - Common meaning
noun
sheep's hair, fabric made from sheep's hair
Part of Speech Changes for "wool"
▪ woolen (adjective) – made of wool
▪ woolly (adjective) – covered with wool
▪ wooliness (noun) – the quality of being woolly
▪ woollessly (adverb) – in a woolless manner
Common Expressions with "wool"
▪ wool sweater – a sweater made of wool
▪ shearing wool – cutting wool from sheep
▪ raw wool – unprocessed wool
▪ wool industry – the industry related to wool production
Important examples of wool in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, wool is usually used to refer to the material from sheep used for making clothes or fabrics.
Example of a confusing word: wood (material from trees)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Wool is typically used as an uncountable noun in TOEIC grammar questions, meaning it does not take 'a' or plural 's'.
wool
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
pull the wool over someone's eyes
to deceive someone
pull the wool over someone's eyes
to deceive someone
Differences between similar words and wool
wool
,
fleece
differences
wool refers to the material itself, whereas fleece is the complete coat of hair on a sheep.
wool
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yarn
differences
wool is the raw material from sheep, while yarn is the thread made from wool used for sewing or knitting.
Words with the same origin as wool
The origin of wool
The word 'wool' comes from Old English 'wull,' meaning sheep's hair.
Word structure
The word 'wool' has no clear prefix or suffix; its composition is a simple root.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
