abrading
121grating — grat·ing || greɪtɪŋ n. network of parallel metal bars or wires, grill, grid, grate adj. scraping, abrading; irritating; oppressive; making a harsh or abrasive noise, discordant greɪt n. metal framework which holds burning fuel (in a… …
122gratings — grat·ing || greɪtɪŋ n. network of parallel metal bars or wires, grill, grid, grate adj. scraping, abrading; irritating; oppressive; making a harsh or abrasive noise, discordant …
123antiquing — Artificially creating an appearance of age to the surface of an object. This has most often been done to furniture, walls, and decorations, but has been done to create new and to simulate old fine art as well. Techniques for antiquing include… …
124carving — The technique of cutting and abrading the surface of a block of material to shape it into a particular form. Among the materials appropriate for carving in schools include clay, chalk, plaster, soft salt blocks, artificial sandstone, bar soap …
125abrasion — [ə breɪʒ(ə)n] noun the action or process of abrading or being abraded …
126abrade — abrade, excoriate, chafe, fret, gall mean to affect a surface by rubbing, scraping, or wearing away. Abrade usually implies rubbing or scraping by something hard or harsh: when the surface rubbed or scraped is soft, injury results, but when it… …
127brush — vb Brush, graze, glance, shave, skim are comparable when they mean to touch lightly in passing. Brush implies a movement like the flick of a brush upon a surface: sometimes it suggests no more than an almost impalpable touching, but sometimes it… …
128abrasion — n 1. rub, fret, fray, Inf. frazzle; scrape, scratch, graze, scuff, sore, Both Path. canker, ulcer. 2. erosion, eroding, wearing, wearing down or away, detrition, attrition, abrading, corrosion, corroding; fretting, gnawing, fraying, chafing;… …
