wearing+away
41erosion — 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,… …
42Dermabrasion — is a surgical procedure that involves the controlled abrasion (wearing away) of the upper layers of the skin with sandpaper or other mechanical means. The purpose of dermabrasion is to smoothen the skin and, in the process, remove small scars (as …
43ἐπιτρίψει — ἐπίτριψις wearing away fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἐπιτρίψεϊ , ἐπίτριψις wearing away fem dat sg (epic) ἐπίτριψις wearing away fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἐπιτρί̱ψει , ἐπιτρίβω rub on the surface aor subj act 3rd sg (epic) ἐπιτρί̱ψει ,… …
44Abrasive — An abrasive is a material, often a mineral, that is used to shape or finish a workpiece through rubbing which leads to part of the workpiece being worn away. While finishing a material often means polishing it to gain a smooth, reflective surface …
45fret — fret1 fretter, n. /fret/, v., fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn t going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the… …
46erosion — 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,… …
47fret — I [[t]frɛt[/t]] v. fret•ted, fret•ting, n. 1) to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like 2) to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals[/ex] 3) to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing… …
48fret — fret1 [fret] vt. fretted, fretting [ME freten < OE fretan, to devour, akin to Ger fressen, Goth fra itan < Gmc prefix * fra (OE for : see FOR ) + * itan, to eat (OE etan: see EAT)] 1. to eat away; gnaw 2. to wear away by gnawing, rubbing,… …
49depletion — Synonyms and related words: ablation, absorption, assimilation, attrition, burning up, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, defecation, deliquescence, depreciation, derogation …
50exhaustion — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, absorption, assimilation, attenuation, attrition, blunting, breakdown, burning up, cachexia, cachexy, chronic ill health, circulatory collapse, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, collapse,… …
