| VERB | change | erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | become ground down or deteriorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | erode, eat away, fret | remove soil or rock |
| Sounds | ihrow'd; iy'rowd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abode ... workload: 51 rhymes with owd... | |
| Meaning | Become ground down or deteriorate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Her confidence eroded" | |
| Synonyms | gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away | |
| Broader | decay, crumble, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Spanish | desgastarse, erosionarse, erosionar | |
| Catalan | corroir-se, desgastar-se, erosionar-se, erosionar | |
| Adjectives | erosive | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
| Nouns | erosion | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind |
| Meaning | Remove soil or rock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Rain eroded the terraces" | |
| Synonyms | eat away, fret | |
| Narrower | wash | form by erosion |
| Broader | damage | inflict damage / damage upon |
| Spanish | corroer, desgastar, erosionar | |
| Catalan | corroir-se, desgastar-se, erosionar-se, erosionar | |
| Adjectives | erosive | wearing away by friction |
| Nouns | erosion, eroding | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| erosion | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind | |
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