Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [woo l-ee]
- /ˈwʊl i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [woo l-ee]
- /ˈwʊl i/
Definitions of woolies word
- adjective woolies consisting of wool: a woolly fleece. 1
- adjective woolies resembling wool in texture or appearance: woolly hair. 1
- adjective woolies clothed or covered with wool or something resembling it: a woolly caterpillar. 1
- adjective woolies Botany. covered with a pubescence of long, soft hairs resembling wool. 1
- adjective woolies like the rough, vigorous atmosphere of the early West in America: wild and woolly. 1
- adjective woolies fuzzy; unclear; disorganized: woolly thinking. 1
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Origin of woolies
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; wool + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Woolies
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
woolies popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
woolies usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for woolies
noun woolies
- brokenness — the quality of being broken
- bushiness — a bushy quality or state
- beardedness — the quality of having a beard, the quality of being bearded
- fleeciness — The quality of being fleecy.
- fluffiness — of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
Top questions with woolies
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