- erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--1 has particulars:chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion Derived form: verb erode2
- erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
--1 is one way to decay, crumble, delapidate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun erosion2
Something ----s
- erode, eat away, fret - remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
--2 is one way to damage
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun erosion2, noun erosion1, noun eroding1
Something ----s something