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PUMICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
Synonyms:
pumice; pumice stone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pumice" is a kind of...):
rock; stone (material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust)
Derivation:
pumice (rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pumice ... he / she / it pumices
Past simple: pumiced
Past participle: pumiced
-ing form: pumicing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pumice" is one way to...):
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
pumice (a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive)
