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ABRADER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
Synonyms:
abradant; abrader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("abrader" is a kind of...):
tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abrader"):
abrading stone (a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader)
steel-wool pad (abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing)
Derivation:
abrade (rub hard or scrub)
abrade (wear away)
