I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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paper
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You can do this by hand with abrasive paper and a sanding block.
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Once hardened, the repair can be shaped flush with a plane and chisel, before a final finish with abrasive paper .
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This resembles a cylinder lawnmower, and drives a drum to which sheets of abrasive paper are fitted.
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When hardened, smooth down with abrasive paper , then seal with plaster primer.
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Use two coats, rubbing down with fin abrasive paper between.
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If leather is involved, rough the area to be stuck with coarse abrasive paper .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a dry abrasive cleaning pad
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an abrasive personality
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Anson's abrasive personality has landed her in trouble many time in the past.
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Harris was abrasive and arrogant.
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If your body skin looks dull, removing dead skin with an abrasive glove can make a big difference.
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Rub the table down with a fine abrasive paper before painting it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Conspicuously absent was Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov, the abrasive and ambitious Speaker, whose manoeuvring led to the latest crisis.
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He's such an abrasive spirit, isn't he?
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He is still haranguing rallies in the usual rabble-rousing, tub-thumping, arrogant and abrasive way.
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He was a generous man with strong abrasive streaks and keen hatreds.
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However, they sometimes flex with use and can be damaged by abrasive cleaners.
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She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.
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When hardened, smooth down with abrasive paper, then seal with plaster primer.
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You can do this by hand with abrasive paper and a sanding block.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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More aggressive chemicals are ruled out because of possible damage and abrasives are unsatisfactory as the aggregate lodges in surface scores.
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Most interior surface finishes are easily damaged by abrasives.
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Next to diamond dust, it was the hardest abrasive known to man.
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The Maori obtained their nephrite adze blades by cutting grooves from either face of a boulder, using abrasives and water.