Get the answer to the NYT Spelling Bee clue “Heavy material made from rolled and pressed fibers, usually wool”, starting with the letters fe.
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noun
- A cloth made of wool and fur often mixed with natural or synthetic fibers through the action of heat, moisture, chemicals, and pressure
- A firm woven cloth of wool or cotton heavily napped and shrunk
- An article made of felt
- A heavy paper of organic or asbestos fibers impregnated with asphalt and used in building construction
- Semirigid pressed fiber insulation used in building
verb
- To make out of or cover with felt
- To cause to adhere and mat together
- To make into felt or a similar substance
verb
- To handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality
"She felt the fabric to see if it was wool."
- To perceive by a physical sensation coming from discrete end organs (as of the skin or muscles)
"He felt a sudden pain in his leg."
- To undergo passive experience of
"continually felt the resentment of his competitors"
- To have one's sensibilities markedly affected by
"felt the insult deeply"
- To ascertain by cautious trial
- To be aware of by instinct or inference
"feel trouble brewing"
- Believe, think
"say what you really feel"
- To understand (someone) to know how (someone) feels
"Yeah, I feel you on that. I fall asleep every time I'm in the car as well."
- To receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation
"lost the ability to feel in his fingertips"
- To search for something by using the sense of touch
"She felt in her purse for her keys."
- To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, or physical condition
"I feel sick."
- To have a marked sentiment or opinion
"feels strongly about it"
- Seem
"it feels like spring today"
- To have sympathy or pity
"I feel for you"
noun
- A pen having a writing point made of felt
noun
- A pen that has a writing point made of felt
verb
- To touch or fondle (someone) for sexual pleasure
noun
- Any of several grasses (genus Avena)
- A crop or plot of the oat
- A reed instrument made of an oat straw
adjective
- Feeling sorrow or sympathy
"I'm so sorry for your loss."
- Feeling regret or penitence
"He was sorry about what he had said."
- Mournful, sad
"Rilla remembered one moonlit evening of childhood when she had said to her mother, “The moon just looks like a sorry, sorry face.”"
- Inspiring sorrow, pity, scorn, or ridicule pitiful
"Their affairs were in a sorry state."
phrasal verb
- To search for (something) by reaching or touching usually with the fingers
"The doctor felt for any possible fractures in the patient's bruised ribs."
- To have sympathy or pity for (someone)
"I feel (deeply) for you, but there's nothing I can do to help."
This clue was used on February 4, 2025.