Worn Spot (Noun)
Meaning
A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The hikers carefully made their way around the worn spot on the rock face, wary of slipping on the smooth surface.
- Years of heavy use had created a worn spot on the stairs, and the landlady decided it was time to refinish them.
- The park rangers posted a warning sign near the worn spot in the gravel path, cautioning hikers of loose rocks and uneven terrain.
- As the waves crashed against the shoreline, they slowly carved a worn spot into the granite boulders that lined the coast.
- After years of heavy traffic, the concrete pavement showed a distinct worn spot in the center, a result of the countless cars that had driven over it.