Definition of gnaw

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Gnaw (v. t.) To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous biting with the teeth; to nibble at..

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Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To corrode; to fret away; to waste.
Mousehole :: Mousehole (n.) A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse..
Worm :: Worm (n.) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.
Arrosion :: Arrosion (n.) A gnawing.
Gnawed :: Gnawed (imp. & p. p.) of Gna.
Girdle :: Girdle (v. t.) To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.) through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it..
Knaw :: Knaw (v. t.) See Gnaw.
Begnawed :: Begnawed (p. p.) of Begna.
Gnawer :: Gnawer (n.) One who, or that which, gnaws..
Gnow :: Gnow (imp.) Gnawed.
Eroded :: Eroded (p. p. & a.) Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away..
Corrade :: Corrade (v. t.) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
Gnaw :: Gnaw (v. t.) To bite in agony or rage.
Fret :: Fret (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship..
Gnawing :: Gnawing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gna.
Remorse :: Remorse (n.) The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life..
Gnew :: Gnew () imp. of Gnaw.
Royne :: Royne (v. t.) To bite; to gnaw.
Rodent :: Rodent (v. t.) Gnawing.
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