PUMICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pumice mean? 

• PUMICE (noun)
  The noun PUMICE has 1 sense:

1. a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive

  Familiarity information: PUMICE used as a noun is very rare.

• PUMICE (verb)
  The verb PUMICE has 1 sense:

1. rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen

  Familiarity information: PUMICE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUMICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

pumice; pumice stone

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)

• PUMICE (verb)

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)

 Context examples 

While bathing, gently rub the corn or callus with a washcloth or pumice stone to help reduce the size.

(Corns and Calluses, NIH: National Institute on Aging)