erode, eat away, fret
(verb) remove soil or rock; “Rain eroded the terraces”
erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
(verb) become ground down or deteriorate; “Her confidence eroded”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
erode (third-person singular simple present erodes, present participle eroding, simple past and past participle eroded)
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.
(figurative) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
• doree
Source: Wiktionary
E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] Etym: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Definition: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
