Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Friction

Nouns
  • friction, attrition
  • rubbing, abrasion, scraping etc. v.
  • confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub
  • elbow grease
  • rosin
  • massage
  • roughness etc. Roughness. rolling friction, sliding friction, starting friction.
Verbs
  • rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw
  • file, grind etc. (reduce to powder) Pulverulence. set one's teeth on edge
  • rosin.
Adjectives
  • anatriptic
  • attrite.