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wire wool

wire wool noun: any of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).

Noun

wire wool (countable and uncountable, plural wire wools)

  1. Any of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).
    • Meronym: wire

Forms of wire wool

pluralwire wools

Questions about wire wool

What does wire wool mean?
Wire wool means any of several wools made of metal wire; especially, steel wool (when not otherwise specified).
What part of speech is wire wool?
Wire wool is a noun.
What is the plural of wire wool?
The plural of wire wool is wire wools.

Words near wire wool in the dictionary

  1. wire transfers
  2. wire wheel
  3. wire wheeled
  4. wire wheeling
  5. wire wheels
  6. wire wool
  7. wire wools
  8. wire wrap
  9. wire wraps
  10. wire-brush
  11. wire-brushed

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