grinding

Nouns

  • (n) material resulting from the process of grinding
    • vegetable grindings clogged the drain
  • (n) a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  • (n) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice attrition, detrition, abrasion,

Synonyms

attrition detrition abrasion

Words of close approximity

grinding wheel