détrition
81eroding — noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eating away, ↑wearing, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away ( …
82exertion — noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work (Freq. 6) he got an A for effort they managed only with great exertion • Syn: ↑effort, ↑elbow grease, ↑travail, ↑sweat • …
83grinding — noun 1. material resulting from the process of grinding (Freq. 1) vegetable grindings clogged the drain • Derivationally related forms: ↑grind • Hypernyms: ↑atom, ↑molecule, ↑particle, ↑corpuscle …
84wearing — I noun 1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
85wearing away — noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away, ↑erode …
