noun
1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
• Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing away
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away (for: ↑wearing away), ↑erode (for: ↑eroding), ↑erode (for: ↑erosion)
• Topics: ↑geology
• Hypernyms: ↑geological process, ↑geologic process
• Hyponyms:
↑chatter mark, ↑ablation, ↑abrasion, ↑attrition, ↑corrasion, ↑detrition, ↑beach erosion, ↑deflation, ↑planation, ↑soil erosion
2. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
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she bought it for everyday wear
• Syn: ↑wear
• Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑human action, ↑human activity
adjective
producing exhaustion
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an exhausting march
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the visit was especially wearing
• Syn: ↑exhausting, ↑tiring, ↑wearying
• Similar to: ↑effortful
Useful english dictionary. 2012.