Grinding: alternatives and connections

An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

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A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

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One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.

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of Mot

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Sound of any kind.

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A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.

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of Rub

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The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus.

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

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To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks.

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To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

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The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.

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The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

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A wearing off or away.

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