Word Meanings - AFFRICTION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The act of rubbing against.

Related words: (words related to AFFRICTION)

• RUBBLEWORK
  Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.
• AGAINSTAND
  To withstand.
• RUBBIDGE
  Rubbish. Bp. Hall.
• RUBBLY
  Relating to, or containing, rubble.
• RUBBLE
  A mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock. Lyell. 4. pl. (more info) 1. Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing
• AGAINST
  1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. 2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in
• RUBBLESTONE
  See 2
• RUBBAGE
  Rubbish.
• RUBBISH
  Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; débris. What rubbish and what offal! Shak. he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. Dryden. Rubbish
• RUBBER
  1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. A whetstone; a rubstone. An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. The cushion of an electrical
• RUBBERIZE
  To coat or impregnate with rubber or a rubber solution or preparation, as silk.
• RUBBING
  a. & n. from Rub, v.
• SCRUBBY
  Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. "Dense, scrubby woods." Duke of Argull.
• INDIA RUBBER
  . See Caoutchouc.
• SCRUBBER
  A gas washer. See under Gas. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing.
• SHRUBBY
  1. Full of shrubs. 2. Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. "Shrubby browse." J. Philips.
• GRUBBY
  Dirty; unclean. The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev.
• DRUBBER
  One who drubs. Sir W. Scott.
• UNSHRUBBED
  Being without shrubs.
• SCRUBBED
  Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
• SCRUBBOARD
  A baseboard; a mopboard.
• SHRUBBINESS
  Quality of being shrubby.
• GRUBBLE
  To feel or grope in the dark. Dryden.
• GRUBBER
  One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, .grub hook, etc.