rub+off

  • 101dirt — noun 1 substance that makes sth dirty ADJECTIVE ▪ excess, loose ▪ She brushed the loose dirt off her coat. ▪ ingrained ▪ dog (BrE) ▪ …

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  • 102scrub — Synonyms and related words: a nobody, a nothing, abandon, ablate, ablation, ablution, abort, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, afforestation, arboretum, attrition, baptize, bark, bath, bathe, belay, boondocks, bramble, brier, brier bush, brush …

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  • 103fret — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, ache, achievement, aching, afflict, aggravate, agitate, agonize, ail, air a grievance, alerion, angina, animal charge, annoy, annulet, arabesque, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, arouse …

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  • 104scratch — Synonyms and related words: ablation, abort, abrade, abrasion, abrasive, adequate, anamorphosis, attrition, autolithograph, bad likeness, barbouillage, bark, barley, be a printmaker, belch, bezel, bird seed, birthmark, blackhead, blare, blat,… …

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  • 105wear — Synonyms and related words: abate, abide, ablate, ablation, about ship, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, act a part, affect, apparel, array, assume, atomization, attire, attrition, back and fill, bark, bate, be dressed in, be eaten away, be… …

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  • 106ablate — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abrase, absorb, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be eaten away, bleed white, break up, burn up, chafe, come apart, consume, consume away, corrode, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, decline,… …

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  • 107wear away — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate, atomize, bark, bate, be all over, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, be no more, become extinct, become void, bite, bleed white, blow over, break, break up …

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  • 108chafe — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, annoy, arouse, attrition, bark, be livid, be pissed, bite, blemish, bloody, bluster, boil, bother, break, bristle, browned off,… …

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  • 109erase — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, ablate, abolish, abrade, abrase, abridge, annul, bark, black out, blast, blot, blot out, blue pencil, bowdlerize, bump off, cancel, censor, chafe, croak, cross, cross out, cut, dele, delete, destroy,… …

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  • 110erase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. efface, rub out, expunge, cancel, obliterate, blot out. See nullification, destruction, extraction. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub or wipe out] Syn. delete, cancel, obliterate, expunge, efface,… …

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