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Meanings of Abrasion:
nounThe process of scraping or wearing something away.
Usage examples:
The metal is resistant to abrasion
Meanings of Abrasions:
nounThe process of scraping or wearing something away.
Usage examples:
The metal is resistant to abrasion
Meanings of Abrasive:
adjective(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
Usage examples:
The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
nounA substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
Usage examples:
The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
Meanings of Abrasively:
adverbIn a rude and unfriendly way
Usage examples:
"why not?" he asked abrasively., he is often seen as abrasively sure of himself.
Meanings of Abrasiveness:
nounA rude and unfriendly way of talking or behaving
Usage examples:
She is disliked by many of her staff because of her abrasiveness., his abrasiveness intimidates man…
Meanings of Abrasives:
nounA substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
Usage examples:
The refrigerator is easily damaged by abrasives
adjective(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.
Usage examples:
The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper
Meanings of Abraxas:
nounAn instance or utterance of the magical word ‘abraxas’, supposed (especially in gnosticism) to act as a charm; a gem, amulet, etc., inscribed with this word or other cabbalistic signs.
Meanings of Abrazo:
nounAn embrace.
Usage examples:
They stood in a wordless abrazo
Meanings of Abrazos:
nounAn embrace.
Usage examples:
They stood in a wordless abrazo
Meanings of Abreact:
verbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Meanings of Abreacted:
verbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Meanings of Abreacting:
verbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Meanings of Abreaction:
nounThe expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion).
Usage examples:
He was using dream abreaction to treat a schizoid patient
Meanings of Abreactions:
nounThe expression and consequent release of a previously repressed emotion, achieved through reliving the experience that caused it (typically through hypnosis or suggestion).
Usage examples:
He was using dream abreaction to treat a schizoid patient
Meanings of Abreacts:
verbRelease (an emotion) by abreaction.
Usage examples:
They were unable fully to abreact their responses to the trauma
Meanings of Abreast:
adverbSide by side and facing the same way.
Usage examples:
The path was wide enough for two people to walk abreast
Meanings of Abreast-of:
phraseTo make sure you know all the most recent facts about a subject or situation
Usage examples:
I try to keep abreast of any developments., doctors have to keep abreast of new treatment methods.,…
Meanings of Abrenunciation:
nounRepudiation, rejection, especially of the devil; recantation, retraction; an instance of this.
Meanings of Abreption:
nounThe action of snatching something away; sudden seizure; complete separation or removal; an instance of this.
Meanings of Abreuvoir:
nounChiefly in france and french-speaking contexts: a horse trough or similar watering place.
Meanings of Abridge:
verbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Meanings of Abridged:
adjective(of a piece of writing) having been shortened.
Usage examples:
An abridged text of the speech
verbShorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
Usage examples:
The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel
Meanings of Abridgedly:
adverbIn an abridged form; concisely, in brief.
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