Gnaw
121qrm — West Semitic, to gnaw, glean. macramé, from Arabic miqrama, bedcover, thin curtain, veil, from qarama, to gnaw, nibble. * * * …
122corrode — corrodent, n. corroder, n. corrodible, adj. corrodibility, n. /keuh rohd /, v., corroded, corroding. v.t. 1. to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action. 2. to impair; deteriorate: Jealousy corroded his character. v.i …
123fret — fret1 fretter, n. /fret/, v., fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn t going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the… …
124anomalure — ▪ rodent any of seven African species of rodents (rodent) comprising the large anomalures (genus Anomalurus), pygmy anomalures (genus Idiurus), and flightless anomalure (genus Zenkerella). All live in tropical forests, and the large and… …
125dog — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ domestic, family, pet ▪ stray ▪ feral, wild ▪ pedigree (esp. BrE) …
126ablate — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abrase, absorb, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be eaten away, bleed white, break up, burn up, chafe, come apart, consume, consume away, corrode, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decline,… …
127abrade — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrase, abstract, atomize, bark, bate, beat, blemish, bloody, bother, bray, break, brecciate, bug, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, comminute, confuse, contriturate, corrode, crack, craze, crumb, crumble …
128bark — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, advertise, animal noise, argosy, ballyhoo, bang, barking, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, bill, birdcall, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blemish, bloody, blubber, boat, boom, boost,… …
