SANDPAPERING Synonyms

• the entering of a legal document into the public record

• a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

• the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

• preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

• material resulting from the process of grinding

• a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

• a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

• fortitude and determination

• rub with sandpaper

• stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand