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washing away
noun as in erosion
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The water pressure the ships cause contributes to washing away the mud particles in which the poles are planted and weakens them.
“We tend to say, slavery: bad; 1865: taken care of,” he tells me, wiping his hands dismissively as if washing away the scourge.
Abstersion, abs-ter′shun, n. act of cleansing or washing away impurities.
A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.
Although the land slopes, the mat made by the grass roots will keep it from washing away.
A force within them, and yet quite beyond them, seemed slowly and pitilessly washing away the adamant of their oath.
First in the ceremony was washing away his white blood and, it seemed to the boy, at least a part of his skin as well.
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On this page you'll find 141 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wash away, such as: break down, break up, come apart, crumble, decay, and decompose.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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