grinding
1. material resulting from the process of grinding (Freq. 1) - vegetable grindings clogged the drain • Derivationally related forms: grind • Hypernyms: atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck 2. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: grind • Hypernyms: noise 3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice • Syn: abrasion, attrition, detrition • Derivationally related forms: attritional (for: attrition), abrade (for: abrasion), grind • Hypernyms: friction, rubbing
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