erosion
NOUN
/ɪ'roʊʒən/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
erosion is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1R1O1S1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does erosion mean?
NOUN · 4 SENSES
1
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
Erosion by chemical action.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A gradual decline of something.
“after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors”
BROADER
4
Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind.
BROADER
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