| VERB | contact | gnaw | bite or chew on with the teeth |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | gnaw, erode, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | become ground down or deteriorate |
| Sounds | nao' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | mackinaw ... Saginaw: 3 rhymes with nao... | |
| Meaning | bite or chew on with the teeth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "gnaw an old cracker" | |
| Broader | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws / jaws |
| chew, masticate, manducate, jaw | chew (food) | |
| Spanish | mordiscar, roer | |
| Catalan | rosegar | |
| Nouns | gnawer | relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing |
| Meaning | Become ground down or deteriorate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | erode, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | |
| Broader | decay, crumble, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Spanish | desgastarse, erosionarse, erosionar | |
| Catalan | corroir-se, desgastar-se, erosionar-se, erosionar | |
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