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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhm-is]
- /ˈpʌm ɪs/
- /ˈpʌmɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhm-is]
- /ˈpʌm ɪs/
Definitions of pumice word
- noun pumice Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive. 1
- verb with object pumice to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice. 1
- noun pumice abrasive stone 1
- transitive verb pumice rub with a pumice stone 1
- uncountable noun pumice Pumice is a kind of grey stone from a volcano and is very light in weight. It can be rubbed over surfaces, especially your skin, that you want to clean or make smoother. 0
- noun pumice a light porous acid volcanic rock having the composition of rhyolite, used for scouring and, in powdered form, as an abrasive and for polishing 0
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Origin of pumice
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; < Latin pūmic-, stem of pūmex pumice stone; replacing Middle English pomis(e), pomish(e), pomice < Middle French pomis < Latin; compare Old English pumic- (< L), in pumicstān pumice stone; see pounce3
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Parts of speech for Pumice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pumice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pumice usage trend in Literature
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