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Pumice Common

Pumice has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

Verb
1

rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen

2

To abrade or roughen with pumice.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rock rub
Rhyming Words
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