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23 entries under friction topic. ×
| friction(noun, adjective, contact, abrasion) | |
| abrasion(noun, contact, grating, wearing) | |
| rub(noun, communication, feeling, touch, hit) | |
| scraping(noun, verb, adjective, contact, resistance) | |
| attrition(noun, contact, abrasion, erosion) | |
| chafing(noun, verb, adjective, contact, grating) | |
| rasping(noun, verb, adjective, contact, resistance) | |
| detrition | |
| grinding(noun, verb, adjective, contact, resistance) | |
| scrubbing(noun, verb, adjective, chafing) | |
| fretting(noun, verb, contact, abrasion) | |
| wearing(noun, verb, adjective, chafing) | |
| frication | |
| massage(noun, contact, resistance, abrasion) | |
| resistance(noun, contact, abrasion, scraping) | |
| confrication | |
| contrition | |
| elbow grease(expression, idiom) | |
| rosin | |
| roughness |
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