détrition
51scratch — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abort, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, adequate, anamorphosis, attrition, autolithograph, bad likeness, barbouillage, bark, barley, be a printmaker, belch, bezel, bird seed, birthmark, blackhead, blare, blat,… …
52scrub — Synonyms and related words: a nobody, a nothing, abandon, ablate, ablation, ablution, abort, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, afforestation, arboretum, attrition, baptize, bark, bath, bathe, belay, boondocks, bramble, brier, brier bush, brush …
53scuff — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, amble, attrition, barge, bark, blemish, bloody, bowl along, break, buffing, bundle, burn, burnishing, chafe, chafing, check, chip, claw, clump, concussion, crack,… …
54smashing — Synonyms and related words: OK, Smyth sewing, abrasion, ace high, appulse, atomization, attrition, backing, bad, bang up, beating, bibliopegy, binder board, binding, bonzer, book cloth, book cover, book jacket, bookbinding, bookcase, boss,… …
55wear — Synonyms and related words: abate, abide, ablate, ablation, about ship, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, act a part, affect, apparel, array, assume, atomization, attire, attrition, back and fill, bark, bate, be dressed in, be eaten away, be… …
56erosion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. eating or wearing away, disintegration. See deterioration, friction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wearing away, eating away, washing away, land despoliation, desedimentation, ablation, leaching away,… …
57powderiness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Having consistency of fine, dry particles Nouns 1. powderiness; grittiness, sandiness; efflorescence; friability. See vapor. 2. (powdery substance) powder, dust, sand, sawdust; grit; meal, bran, flour,… …
58Pulverulence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pulverulence >N =>(State of powder.) GRP: N State of powder. Sgm: N State of powder. powderiness powderiness pulverulence Sgm: N State of powder. sandiness sandiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N State of powder.… …
59Friction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Friction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 friction friction attrition Sgm: N 1 rubbing rubbing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 confrication| confrication| detrition contrition| affriction abrasion arrosion| …
60detritus — [dɪ trʌɪtəs] noun waste or debris, in particular organic matter produced by decomposition or loose matter produced by erosion. Derivatives detrital adjective Origin C18 (in the sense detrition ): from Fr. détritus, from L. detritus, from deterere …
