abrading
111abrader — abrad·er (ə braґdər) an instrument used for abrading; called also abrasor …
112Fieller — This unusual and interesting name has two possible sources; firstly, it may be of Anglo Saxon origin, and an occupational surname for a maker or user of a file, an abrading tool, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century fil , file, in Middle …
113erosion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abrading, abrasion, abrasive, absorption, abstraction, assimilation, atomization, attrition, breakup, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing, consumption, corroding, corrosion, crumbling, decay,… …
114friction — Synonyms and related words: Discordia, Eris, abrading, abrasion, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, argument, attrition, backlash, bad blood, belligerence, bickering, caressing, chafing, clash, clashing, collision, competition, conflict,… …
115abrasive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. & n. adj. rough, frictional; unpleasant. n. grinder; sandpaper, corundum, etc. See discourtesy, friction. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Causing abrasion] Syn. grinding, sharpening, cutting, abrading,… …
116biting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sharp, piercing, keen; pungent, acrid; forceful, telling. See vigor, pungency, cold. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Acidulous] Syn. sharp, keen, tangy, stinging; see acid 2 , sour 1 . 2. [In the act of… …
117scratching — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grating, abrading, abrasive, attritive, rasping, erosive, scratchy, scarifying; see also rough 1 …
118abrade — (v.) 1670s, from L. abradere to scrape off (see ABRASION (Cf. abrasion)). Related: Abraded; abrading …
119abrade — [[t]əbre͟ɪd[/t]] abrades, abrading, abraded VERB To abrade something means to scrape or wear down its surface by rubbing it. [FORMAL] [V n] ...the grazed patches on her hands where the brutally rough rock has abraded the skin …
120comminuted — adj. fractured to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading com·mi·nute || kÉ’mɪnjuËt v. crush, grind, pulverize …
