abrasive
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a substance that abrades or wears down
Types & categories
- material hypernym
- carborundum hyponym
- steel wool hyponym
- emery cloth hyponym
- emery paper hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
causing abrasion
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
sharply disagreeable; rigorous
the harsh facts of court delays
Related & opposite
- rigorousness derivation
- abrasiveness derivation
- disagreeable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rub down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | abrasive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carborundum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steel wool |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emery cloth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emery paper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harshness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scratch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abradant |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abrade |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rub down |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | rough |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rigorousness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | abrasiveness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | disagreeable |