Definition of Wearing away

1. Noun. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).

Exact synonyms: Eating Away, Eroding, Erosion, Wearing
Category relationships: Geology
Specialized synonyms: Chatter Mark, Ablation, Abrasion, Attrition, Corrasion, Detrition, Beach Erosion, Deflation, Planation, Soil Erosion
Generic synonyms: Geologic Process, Geological Process
Derivative terms: Erode, Erode, Wear Away

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wearing Away

wearier
wearies
weariest
weariful
wearifully
wearifulness
wearifulnesses
weariless
wearilessly
wearily
wearin'
weariness
wearinesses
wearing
wearing apparel
wearing away (current term)
wearing off
wearing the pants
wearing the trousers
wearing thin
wearingly
wearings
wearish
wearisome
wearisomely
wearisomeness
wearisomenesses
wearproof
wears

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