III. WORDS RELATING TO MATTER
II. INORGANIC MATTER
1. Solid Matter
Friction.[Nouns] friction, attrition; rubbing; confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness [more].
[Verbs] rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind (reduce to powder) [more].
set one's teeth on edge; rosin.
