emery rubbing
1emery — granular mixture used as an abrasive, late 15c., from M.Fr. émeri, from O.Fr. esmeril, from It. smeriglo, from V.L. *smyrilium, from Gk. smyris abrasive powder used for rubbing and polishing, probably a non Greek word, perhaps from a Semitic… …
2emery — /em euh ree, em ree/, n. a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing. [1475 85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smericulum, equiv …
3emery — em•er•y [[t]ˈɛm ə ri, ˈɛm ri[/t]] n. mir a dark, impure, granular variety of corundum used for grinding and polishing • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smēriculum= MGk smêri (for Gk smýris rubbing powder; akin to smear) + L …
4abrasive — abrasively, adv. abrasiveness, n. /euh bray siv, ziv/, n. 1. any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper. adj. 2. tending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading. 3. tending to annoy or cause ill… …
5friction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. rubbing (see friction); conflict, discord. II Rubbing together Nouns 1. friction, attrition, rubbing; frication, confrication, abrasion; sanding, sandpapering, sandblasting, erosion, limation, rub,… …
6sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …
7Spitball — A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance.Such a pitch presents an additional challenge to the hitter because it causes the ball to… …
8Lapping — is a machining operation, in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or by way of a machine.This can take two forms. The first type of lapping (traditionally called grinding), typically involves… …
9abrasive — Synonyms and related words: ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, aluminum oxide, attrition, attritive, auto polish, buffing, burnish, burnishing, chafe, chafing, colcothar, corundum, crocus, detrition, dressing, emery, emery board, emery paper …
10abrasive — n 1. abradant, emery, emery cloth, emery board, pumice, pumice stone, pumicer, rouge, sand, sandpaper, steel wool; file, rasp, whetstone, grindstone, millstone; cleanser, scouring powder, scouring pad, rubbing compound; polish, wax, burnisher,… …
