Meaning of ABRASIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'breysiv
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- [n] a substance that abrades or wears down
- [adj] sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"
- [adj] causing abrasion
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ABRASIVE is a 8 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | abradant, abrasive material, disagreeable, harsh, rough, scratchy, unsmooth |
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| | See Also: | | carborundum, emery cloth, emery paper, material, sandpaper, steel wool, stuff, wire wool | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ab*ra"sive\, a.
Producing abrasion. --Ure.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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