rubbing away
41abrasion — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin abrasion , abrasio, from Latin abradere Date: 1554 1. a. a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction b. irritation 2. an abraded area of the skin or mucous membrane …
42ἀποτριβάς — ἀποτριβά̱ς , ἀποτριβή rubbing away fem acc pl …
43ἀποτριβῆς — ἀποτριβή rubbing away fem gen sg (attic epic ionic) …
44ἀποτριβή — rubbing away fem nom/voc sg (attic epic ionic) …
45ἀποτριβήν — ἀποτριβή rubbing away fem acc sg (attic epic ionic) …
46grindstone — A rotating abrasive disc for rubbing away metal and for sharpening tools …
47wear — The progressive loss of substance from the operating surface of a body occurring as a result of relative motion at the surface; rubbing away. See heel and toe wear tire wear …
48detritus — [dē trīt′əs, ditrīt′əs] n. [L, a rubbing away: see DETRIMENT] 1. fragments of rock produced by disintegration, abrasion, etc. 2. any debris detrital [dē trīt′ l, di trīt l] adj …
49submarine process — noun : a method of color correcting an offset printing plate by rubbing away details of dots under water …
50at|tri|tion — «uh TRIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the action or process of rubbing away, or wearing or grinding down, by friction: »Pebbles become smooth by attrition. 2. Figurative. any gradual process of wearing down, especially to exhaust an opponent s energy or… …
