Erodes is a term that describes the process of gradual destruction or diminishment of something. The crossword solutions for this term include ABRADES (7 letters), eats (4 letters), wears (5 letters), rots (4 letters), eatsat (6 letters), eatsaway (8 letters), eatsinto (8 letters), wearsoff (8 letters), and wearsaway (9 letters). ABRADES refers to the wearing away of a surface by friction, while eats, rots, and eatsat refer to the process of consuming or decaying something. Wears, eatsaway, eatsinto, wearsoff, and wearsaway all refer to the gradual destruction of something through erosion or corrosion.