sheep frog | mostly of Central America |
sheep-tick sheep tick Ixodes ricinus | parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans, can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system), a vector for Lyme disease spirochete |
wool fleece | outer coat of especially sheep and yaks |
shepherd dog sheepdog sheep dog | any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep |
Shetland sheepdog Shetland sheep dog Shetland | a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands |
sheep botfly sheep gadfly Oestrus ovis | larvae are parasitic on sheep |
sheep ked sheep-tick sheep tick Melophagus Ovinus | wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle |
musk ox musk sheep Ovibos moschatus | large shaggyoated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland, intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep |
sheep | woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat |
black sheep | sheep with a black coat |
domestic sheep Ovis aries | any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin |
merino merino sheep | white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality |
wild sheep | undomesticated sheep |
Marco Polo sheep Marco Polo's sheep Ovis poli | Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns, sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon) |
Dall sheep Dall's sheep white sheep Ovis montana dalli | large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska |
mountain sheep | any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions |
bighorn bighorn sheep cimarron Rocky Mountain bighorn Rocky Mountain sheep Ovis canadensis | wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns |
aoudad arui audad Barbary sheep maned sheep Ammotragus lervia | wild sheep of northern Africa |
fold sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
pruning shears | shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants |
shears | large scissors with strong blades |
sheep bell | a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located |
steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
thinning shears | shears with one serrate blade, used for thinning hair |
wool woolen woollen | a fabric made from the hair of sheep |
scapegrace black sheep | a reckless and unprincipled reprobate |
sheep | a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision, his students followed him like sheep |
sheep | a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon |
wool stapler woolsorter | a person who sorts wool into different grades |
wool stapler | a dealer in wool |
vegetable sheep sheep plant Haastia pulvinaris | cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs |
sheep plant vegetable sheep Raoulia lutescens Raoulia australis | perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage |
Ravenna grass wool grass Erianthus ravennae | grass often cultivated for its long whiteibbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass |
sheep fescue sheep's fescue Festuca ovina | cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass |
wool grass Scirpus cyperinus | sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets |
sheep laurel pig laurel lambkill Kalmia angustifolia | North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers, poisonous to young stock |
sheep sorrel sheep's sorrel Rumex acetosella | small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves, common in dry places |
Albatrellus ovinus sheep polypore | a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk, found under conifers, edible but not popular |
black disease sheep rot liver rot distomatosis | a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products |
mineral wool rock wool | a light fibrous material used as an insulator |
steel wool wire wool | a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive |
lanolin wool fat wool grease | a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool, a mixture of fatty acids and esters, used in some ointments and cosmetics |
glass wool | glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool |
cotton cotton fiber cotton wool | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
sheep dip | a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites |
Shetland wool | a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands |
wool | fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving |
raw wool | wool in its natural condition, not refined or processed |
virgin wool | wool not used before, wool not processed or woven before |
wool oil | any oil used to oil wool before spinning |