Assertion: saliva | /r/CapableOf | slide past each other
Facets:
value: at each other
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: like chisel
type: MANNER
value: like a well-oiled engine
type: MANNER
value: like tectonic plates
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: He said saliva contains a perfect recipe of proteins for lubricating the teeth, allowing them to slide past each other like a well-oiled engine rather than chisel away at each other like tectonic plates.