| NOUN | substance | fleece | the wool of a sheep or similar animal |
|---|---|---|---|
| substance | fleece, sheepskin | tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on | |
| artifact | fleece | a soft bulky fabric with deep pile | |
| animal | fleece, wool | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks | |
| VERB | possession | fleece, overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| contact | fleece, shear | shear the wool from |
| Sounds | fliy's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | altarpiece ... Vietnamese: 37 rhymes with iys... | |
| Meaning | The wool of a sheep or similar animal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | wool | Fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving |
| Spanish | lana, toisón | |
| Catalan | vell, velló | |
| Verbs | fleece | shear the wool from |
| Meaning | tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | sheepskin | |
| Narrower | Golden Fleece | In Greek mythology, a fleece of gold owned by the king of Colchis and guarded in a sacred grove by a dragon |
| Broader | leather | An animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning |
| Spanish | badana, vellón | |
| Catalan | badana, velló | |
| Verbs | fleece | shear the wool from |
| Meaning | A soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | fabric, cloth, material, textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting / crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
| Adjectives | fleecy | (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing |
| Meaning | Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | wool | |
| Broader | coat, pelage | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| Spanish | lana | |
| Catalan | llana | |
| Verbs | fleece | shear the wool from |
| Meaning | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They fleece him of all his money | |
| Synonyms | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, plume, pluck, rob, hook | |
| Entails | charge, bill | demand payment |
| Narrower | extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring | Obtain by coercion or intimidation |
| Broader | cheat, rip off, chisel | deprive somebody of something by deceit |
| Opposite | undercharge | Charge (someone) too little money |
| Spanish | atracar, desplumar, robar | |
| Catalan | atracar, plomar, robar | |
| Meaning | shear the wool from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | shear | |
| Broader | shave, trim | cut closely |
| Spanish | esquilar, tonsurar, trasquilar | |
| Catalan | esquilar, tondre, tosquirar | |
| Nouns | fleece | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks |
| fleece | the wool of a sheep or similar animal | |
| fleece | tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on | |
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