- steel wool
- nouna mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive• Syn: ↑wire wool• Hypernyms: ↑abrasive, ↑abradant, ↑abrasive material
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noun: an abrasive material composed of long fine steel shavings and used especially for scouring and burnishing* * *
a tangled or matted mass of stringlike steel shavings, used for scouring, polishing, smoothing, etc.[1895-1900]* * *
steel wool nounSteel shavings used for cleaning and polishing• • •Main Entry: ↑steel* * *
steel wool UK US noun [uncountable]wire woolThesaurus: machines and equipment used for cleaninghyponym* * *
steel wool,a mass of long, fine steel shavings, used for cleaning or polishing surfaces.* * *
n. fine strands of steel matted together into a mass, used as an abrasive* * *
noun [noncount]: long threads of metal that are wound together to form a rough pad which is used for cleaning and polishing things* * *
a mass of fine steel threads that you use for cleaning pots and pans, making surfaces smooth, etc.See also: ↑wire wool
Useful english dictionary. 2012.