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RELATED WORD : abrasive material

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun abrasive has 1 sense

• abrasive(n = noun.substance) abradant, abrasive material - a substance that abrades or wears down; Array
is a kind of material, stuff
has particulars: carborundum, steel wool, wire wool, emery cloth, emery paper, sandpaper
Derived form adjective abrasive₁

Adjective abrasive has 2 senses

• abrasive(s = adj.all) scratchy - causing abrasion; Array
Derived forms verb abrade₂, verb abrade₁, noun abrasive₁, noun abrasiveness₁

• abrasive(s = adj.all) harsh - sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
Derived form noun abrasiveness₂

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THESAURUS

abrasive

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, erasure, erosion, erosive, file, filing, fretting, galling, garnet, gnawing, grazing, grinding, lawn-roller, limation, nail file, polish, polishes, polishing, pumice, pumice stone, rasp, rasping, roller, rottenstone, rouge, rubbing away, sandblasting, sanding, sandpaper, scouring, scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching, scrub, scrubbing, scuff, shining, shoe polish, silicon carbide, silver polish, sleeker, slicker, smooth, smoother, smoothing, wax, wear, wearing away

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