Associations to the word «Abrasive»
Noun
- Grinding
- Grit
- Hardness
- Emery
- Silica
- Ceramic
- Silicon
- Oxide
- Filler
- Coating
- Nozzle
- Finer
- Cleaning
- Paste
- Rubbing
- Powder
- Wheel
- Particle
- Aluminium
- Scratch
- Grain
- Sand
- Finishing
- Material
- Friction
- Tool
- Metal
- Surface
- Drill
- Wear
- Lining
- Personality
- Gel
- Bead
- Mineral
- Removal
- Diamond
- Resin
- Polish
- Steel
- Disk
- Blast
- Norton
- Finish
- Belt
- Remove
- Manufacture
- Tooth
- Manufacturing
- Substance
- Compound
- Acid
- Stone
- Mixture
- Crystal
- Cut
- Hydroxide
- Enamel
- Process
- Product
- Copper
- Shape
- Lyric
- Amnesia
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ABRASIVE, adjective. Producing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface. [First attested in 1805.]
ABRASIVE, adjective. Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]
ABRASIVE, noun. A substance or material such as sandpaper, pumice, or emery, used for cleaning, smoothing, or polishing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
ABRASIVE, noun. (geology) Rock fragments, sand grains, mineral particles, used by water, wind, and ice to abrade a land surface.
ABRASIVE DISC, noun. A disc of abrasive material that rotates in a tool such as a sander
ABRASIVE PAPER, noun. An abrasive material made by gluing grains of a coarse abrasive to a cloth or paper surface.
Dictionary definition
ABRASIVE, noun. A substance that abrades or wears down.
ABRASIVE, adjective. Causing abrasion.
ABRASIVE, adjective. Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.