grinding

English Thesaurus

1. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	noise,
definition	:	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)

2. material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object)

hypernym	:	atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck,
definition	:	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything (noun.substance)

3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	friction, rubbing,
definition	:	the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon)

4. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event)

derivation	:	grate, grind,
definition	:	make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact)

5. material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object)

derivation	:	bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash, bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash,
definition	:	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)

6. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off,
definition	:	wear away (verb.contact)

derivation	:	attritional,
definition	:	relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert)

7. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event)

derivation	:	grate, grind,
definition	:	make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact)

8. material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object)

derivation	:	bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash, bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash,
definition	:	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)

9. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off,
definition	:	wear away (verb.contact)

derivation	:	attritional,
definition	:	relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert)