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: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: baronet: a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: spark: a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: laurelwood: tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: wild hyacinth: eastern camas; eastern and central North America
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: woolly daisy: tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: nganasan: a member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: genus bison: sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: penny: a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: smaltite: a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel
Broader: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists | Unrelated: master of fine arts: a master's degree in fine arts