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ABRASIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that abrades or wears down
Synonyms:
abradant; abrasive; abrasive material
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("abrasive" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abrasive"):
carborundum (an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals)
steel wool; wire wool (a mass of woven steel fibers used as an abrasive)
emery cloth (cloth covered with powdered emery)
emery paper; sandpaper (stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand)
Derivation:
abrasive (causing abrasion)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous
Example:
an abrasive character
Synonyms:
abrasive; harsh
Classified under:
Similar:
disagreeable (not to your liking)
Derivation:
abrasiveness (the quality of being sharply disagreeable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Causing abrasion
Synonyms:
abrasive; scratchy
Classified under:
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Derivation:
abrade (rub hard or scrub)
abrade (wear away)
abrasive (a substance that abrades or wears down)
abrasiveness (the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions)
