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eating away
Overview of noun eating-away
The noun eating away has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away -- ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
Overview of verb eat-away
The verb eat away has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. erode, eat away, fret -- (remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces")
2. fret, eat away -- (wear away or erode)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Sense 1
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
=> geological process, geologic process
=> natural process, natural action, action, activity
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Sense 1
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
=> chatter mark
=> ablation
=> abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
=> beach erosion
=> deflation
=> planation
=> soil erosion
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Sense 1
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
=> geological process, geologic process
Antonyms of noun eating-away
Member Holonyms of noun eating-away
Substance Holonyms of noun eating-away
Part Holonyms of noun eating-away
Member Meronyms of noun eating-away
Substance Meronyms of noun eating-away
Part Meronyms of noun eating-away
Meronyms of noun eating-away
Holonyms of noun eating-away
Attributes of noun eating-away
Derived Forms of noun eating-away
Domain of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Sense 1
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
TOPIC>(noun) geology#1
Domain Terms of noun eating-away
Familiarity of noun eating-away
eating away used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Sense 1
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
> geological process, geologic process
=> alluvion
=> desertification
=> diastrophism
=> erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
=> fold, folding
=> glaciation
=> intrusion
=> metamorphism
=> orogeny
=> stratification
=> subduction
Meronyms of noun eating-away
1 sense of eating away
Holonyms of noun eating-away
Antonyms of verb eat-away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb eat-away
1 of 2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> wash
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
'Cause To' of verb eat-away
Derived Forms of verb eat-away
Domain of verb eat-away
Domain Terms of verb eat-away
Familiarity of verb eat-away
eat away used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
fret, eat away
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb eat-away
2 senses of eat away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
> damage
=> burn
=> frost
=> bilge
=> break
=> total
=> bruise
=> disturb
=> afflict, smite
=> hurt, injure
=> impair
=> flaw, blemish
=> corrode, eat, rust
=> erode, eat away, fret
=> mutilate, mangle, cut up
=> mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
=> whittle away, whittle down, wear away
=> bang up, smash up, smash
Sense 2
fret, eat away
> corrode, rust
=> fret, eat away
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb eat-away
Sense 1
erode, eat away, fret
=> damage
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Sense 2
fret, eat away
=> corrode, rust
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