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fleecy

/ˈfliːsi/

Meanings
adjective
Resembling or covered in fleece.

Examples :

"The baby lamb had a soft, fleecy coat. "
appearance material quality

Related Words

Illustration lamb

lamb noun

/læm/

A young sheep.

"The farmer carefully watched the newborn lamb as it toddled after its mother. "

Illustration coat

coat noun

/kəʊt/ /koʊt/

An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp

"My grandmother wore a warm wool coat to the market. "

Illustration had

had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration fleece

fleece noun

/fliːs/

Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

"The sheep's fleece was thick and soft. "

Illustration soft

soft noun

/sɑft/ /sɒft/ /sɔft/

A soft or foolish person; an idiot.

"My brother is a bit of a soft when it comes to asking for help with his homework. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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baby noun

/ˈbeɪbi/

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.

"The baby slept soundly in its crib, a peaceful sound in the busy household. "

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covered verb

/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/

To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.

"He covered the baby with a blanket."