8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
noun a substance that abrades or wears down
noun a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing
originEtymology tree English abrade Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English abradant From abrade + -ant.
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