Term: oakum: loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: crooning: singing in a soft low tone
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: el salvadoran monetary unit: monetary unit in El Salvador
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: house of commons: the lower house of the British parliament
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: federal tax lien: lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: nonobservance: a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: viola d'amore: viol that is the tenor of the viol family
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: echoencephalogram: a graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: taxidriver: someone who drives a taxi for a living
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: cordoba: the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos
Broader: fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | Unrelated: killer: someone who causes the death of a person or animal