Wearing or grinding down by friction

ATTRITION
List of words for the clue Wearing or grinding down by friction from the crossword:
OIL AXE SWEAT ENDS OTTO KNEE SANTA OLE LASH VEST EMERY MILL RUB CHAFE LIGHT ABRADE EGOS TRUCE SCRUB ATOM
WordClue
DON... Giovanni, opera by Mozart
AIDAopera by Verdi
FELLcutting-down of timber
MEOWvocalization by cats
ALLEYby-way, lane
BUGLEhorn used by hunters
CAROLround dance accompanied by singing
GULCHdeep V-shaped valley formed by erosion
GULLYlandform created by running water
HIJABveil worn by Muslim women
JIHADholy war undertaken by Muslims
QUACKThe sound made by a duck
SHIREadministered by a sheriff
WHEELgeared or grinding
GENTRYrank by birth
DRIFTERvagrant, down-and-out
VAGRANTdown-and-out, tramp
GESTATIONwearing
RECAPTUREplay written by Preston Sturges
DECOMPOSITIONbreaking down of living matter
GESTATIONwearing
SEASONweather-based subdivision of the year