2
scouring(noun, clean, stroke, pat, scrub)
2
scrub(noun, clean, scour)
2
self-reproach(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
2
shame(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, scruple)
2
shortening
2
shredding
2
slackening
2
smoothing(noun, clean, stroke, pat, scrub)
2
sorriness(sorrow, regret)
2
spending
2
trituration(contact, rub, scourings, abrasion, rubbing)
2
waste(noun, deterioration, friction, abrasion)
2
wasting away
2
wearing
2
wearing away(expression, contact, rub, wear, depreciation)
1
Coefficient of friction(expression, idiom)
1
Sliding friction(expression, idiom)
1
abrading
1
abrasive
1
absorption
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