Widgets
How to use
About LDOCE
abrasive
2
noun
abrasive
2
[
countable
]
a rough powder or substance that you use for cleaning something or making it smooth
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary results for "abrasive"
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.
Explore our topic dictionary
Advertising and Marketing
Animals
Biology
Computers
Clothes
Daily Life
Education
Finance
Food
Grammar
Illness and Disability
Law
Music
School
Sport
Technology
Browse the dictionary
abracadabra
interjection
abrade
verb
Abraham
abrasion
noun
abrasive
1
adjective
abrasive
2
noun
abreast
adverb
abridged
adjective
abroad
adverb
abrogate
verb
abrupt
adjective