wearing
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
Types & categories
- geological process hypernym
- chatter mark hyponym
- ablation hyponym
- attrition hyponym
- beach erosion hyponym
- deflation hyponym
- planation hyponym
- soil erosion hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
producing exhaustion
an exhausting march
Related & opposite
- effortful similar to
Sense 3 noun
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
she bought it for everyday wear
Types & categories
- human action hypernym
Related & opposite
- wear derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eat away |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | erode |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chatter mark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ablation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attrition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beach erosion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soil erosion |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | effortful |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wear |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |