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• emery — granular mixture used as an abrasive, late 15c., from M.Fr. émeri, from O.Fr. esmeril, from It. smeriglo, from V.L. *smyrilium, from Gk. smyris abrasive powder used for rubbing and polishing, probably a non Greek word, perhaps from a Semitic… …   Etymology dictionary

• emery — /em euh ree, em ree/, n. a granular mineral substance consisting typically of corundum mixed with magnetite or hematite, used powdered, crushed, or consolidated for grinding and polishing. [1475 85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smericulum, equiv …   Universalium

• emery — em•er•y [[t]ˈɛm ə ri, ˈɛm ri[/t]] n. mir a dark, impure, granular variety of corundum used for grinding and polishing • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF emeri, OF esmeril < VL *smēriculum= MGk smêri (for Gk smýris rubbing powder; akin to smear) + L …   From formal English to slang

• abrasive — abrasively, adv. abrasiveness, n. /euh bray siv, ziv/, n. 1. any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper. adj. 2. tending to abrade; causing abrasion; abrading. 3. tending to annoy or cause ill… …   Universalium

• friction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. rubbing (see friction); conflict, discord. II Rubbing together Nouns 1. friction, attrition, rubbing; frication, confrication, abrasion; sanding, sandpapering, sandblasting, erosion, limation, rub,… …   English dictionary for students

• sculpture — sculptural, adj. sculpturally, adv. /skulp cheuhr/, n., v., sculptured, sculpturing. n. 1. the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the… …   Universalium

• Spitball — A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance.Such a pitch presents an additional challenge to the hitter because it causes the ball to… …   Wikipedia

• Lapping — is a machining operation, in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand movement or by way of a machine.This can take two forms. The first type of lapping (traditionally called grinding), typically involves… …   Wikipedia

• abrasive — Synonyms and related words: ablation, ablative, abradant, abrasion, aluminum oxide, attrition, attritive, auto polish, buffing, burnish, burnishing, chafe, chafing, colcothar, corundum, crocus, detrition, dressing, emery, emery board, emery paper …   Moby Thesaurus

• abrasive — n 1. abradant, emery, emery cloth, emery board, pumice, pumice stone, pumicer, rouge, sand, sandpaper, steel wool; file, rasp, whetstone, grindstone, millstone; cleanser, scouring powder, scouring pad, rubbing compound; polish, wax, burnisher,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• smear — smearer, n. /smear/, v.t. 1. to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread. 2. to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on: to smear bread with butter. 3. to… …   Universalium