| NOUN | substance | abradant, abrasive, abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | abradant, abrader | a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing |
| Meaning | A substance that abrades or wears down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | abrasive, abrasive material | |
| Narrower | carborundum | An abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals |
| emery cloth | cloth covered with powdered emery | |
| emery paper, sandpaper | Stiff paper coated / coated with powdered emery or sand | |
| steel wool, wire wool | A mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | abrasivo, material abrasivo | |
| Catalan | abrasiu | |
| Verbs | abrade | wear away |
| Meaning | A tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | abrader | |
| Narrower | abrading stone | A primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader |
| steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing | |
| Broader | tool | An implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| Verbs | abrade | wear away |
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