ALL meanings of pumice
pum·ice
P p - noun pumice abrasive stone 1
- transitive verb pumice rub with a pumice stone 1
- 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
- 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
- verb pumice to rub or polish with pumice 0
- noun pumice an extremely porous, glassy, extrusive igneous rock typically light enough to float on water, used as an abrasive and in making soaps, polishes, etc. 0
- verb transitive pumice to clean, polish, etc. with pumice 0