ABRADER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing

Synonyms:

abradant; abrader

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("abrader" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abrader"):

abrading stone (a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader)

steel-wool pad (abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing)

Derivation:

abrade (rub hard or scrub)

abrade (wear away)