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The Clue
Wears down (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ERODES
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Notes
The answer ERODES is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Deteriorates
Diminishes
Disintegrates
Gullies
Molders
Rots
Undermines
Weakens
Causes detritus
Chips away at
Cuts into
Decays gradually
Disintegrates slowly
Eats away
Eats at the beach
Eats into
Loses ground?
Reduces gradually
Slowly disappears
Subjects to detrition
Undergoes nivation
Undermines, as support
Washes away
Wastes away
Wears away
Diminishes bit by bit
Eats away, as soil
Eats away at, as support
Definition
ERODE as a verb:
1. (erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away) = become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
2. (erode, eat away, fret) = remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"