steel wool en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Fine strips or threads of steel, usually formed into pads or balls and used as an abrasive.
Don’t use the steel wool on this pan; you’ll strip off the Teflon coating.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| steelwool | alternative | lexicographic | |
| steel-wool | alternative | lexicographic | |
| steel wools | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
scrubber · scourer · pot scrubber · wool · scrubby
Hypernyms
wire wool[Appendix:Glossary · wool
Translations (40)
es estropajo de acero (fine threads of steel) · es fregajo de aluminio (fine threads of steel) · hu acélgyapot (fine threads of steel) · ro burete de sârmă (fine threads of steel) · sv stålull (fine threads of steel) · nl staalwol (fine threads of steel) · mk челична волна (fine threads of steel) · pt esponja de aço (fine threads of steel) · pl wełna stalowa (fine threads of steel) · ar سِلْك اَلتَّنْظِيف (fine threads of steel) · sv svinto (fine threads of steel) · tr tel (fine threads of steel) · pt palha de aço (fine threads of steel) · mn төмөр зүлгүүр (fine threads of steel) · cs drátěnka (fine threads of steel) · da ståluld (fine threads of steel) · fr paille de fer (fine threads of steel) · nb stålull (fine threads of steel) · es nanas (fine threads of steel) · cmn 鋼絲絨 /钢丝绒 (fine threads of steel) · nn stålull (fine threads of steel) · cmn 鋼絲球 /钢丝球 (fine threads of steel) · pt lã de aço (fine threads of steel) · tr bulaşık teli (fine threads of steel) · pt bombril (fine threads of steel) · es virulana (fine threads of steel) · es zacate de alambre (fine threads of steel) · is stálull (fine threads of steel) · es esponja metálica (fine threads of steel) · hu dörzskefe (fine threads of steel) · hu acélforgács (fine threads of steel) · hu fémsúroló (fine threads of steel) · fi teräsvilla (fine threads of steel) · it paglietta (fine threads of steel) · de Stahlwolle (fine threads of steel) · es virutilla (fine threads of steel) · hu vasforgács (fine threads of steel) · hu dörzsi (fine threads of steel) · hu fémforgács (fine threads of steel) · mi wūru maitai (fine threads of steel)