Rust
Rust verb - Become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid.
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Wearing away and rust are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Wearing away" with "Rust", this verbs are similar.
Wearing away
Wearing away noun - Geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it.
Rust and wearing away are semantically related in loss topic. Sometimes you can use "Rust" instead a verb "Wearing away", if it concerns topics such as corrode.
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Related pairs
- languish and rust
- languish and wearing away
- crumble and rust
- crumble and wearing away
- decline and rust
- decline and wearing away
- weaken and rust
- weaken and wearing away
- degenerate and rust
- degenerate and wearing away
- tarnish and rust
- tarnish and wearing away
- deteriorate and rust
- deteriorate and wearing away
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