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STEEL WOOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steel wool mean?
• STEEL WOOL (noun)
The noun STEEL WOOL has 1 sense:
1. a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive
Familiarity information: STEEL WOOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
steel wool; wire wool
Hypernyms ("steel wool" is a kind of...):
abradant; abrasive; abrasive material (a substance that abrades or wears down)
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