wearing+away
81wash — [wôsh, wäsh] vt. [ME wasshen < OE wæscan, akin to Ger waschen: for prob. IE base see WATER] 1. to clean by means of water or other liquid, as by dipping, tumbling, or scrubbing, often with soap, a detergent, etc. 2. to make clean in a… …
82Dentures — Intervention MeSH D003778 …
83Denudation — Schematic illustration of regional denudation for felsic alkaline intrusive rock bodies of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Cabo Frio Island and Itaúna Body. In geology, denudation is the long term sum of processes that cause the wearing away …
84abrasion — n. Friction, attrition, rubbing, disintegration, wearing away, wearing off, rubbing off, rubbing down, wearing down. See Confrication …
85erode — verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection,… …
86wash — /wosh, wawsh/, v.t. 1. to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid. 2. to remove (dirt, stains, paint, or any matter) by or as …
87chafe — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, annoy, arouse, attrition, bark, be livid, be pissed, bite, blemish, bloody, bluster, boil, bother, break, bristle, browned off,… …
88scrape — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, attrition, autolithograph, baffle, bafflement, bark, be a printmaker, belch, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the …
89scuff — 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,… …
90disappearance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vanishing Nouns disappearance, evanescence; eclipse (see concealment); occultation; exit, departure; vanishing point; dissolving views. See insubstantiality, nonexistence. Verbs disappear, vanish,… …
