to pumice
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9.0
To rub a surface with a rough stone from a volcano to make it smooth
- verb
- /ˈpʌmɪs/
:
pulir con piedra pómez
- To prepare the surface for painting, he decided to pumice the wood until it was smooth.
Examples
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She used a pumice stone to pumice her feet and remove the rough skin.
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Like you know what, Bleek, I might pumice my feet, um, might go to Bren's dumb Unitarian church, maybe get hit by a truck full of hot garbage juice.
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After my shower, I like to pumice my elbows to keep them soft and free of dry skin.
Synonyms
to polish
vsto pumice
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1.1
To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it
is a specific method using an abrasive stone rather than general rubbing
to sand
vsto pumice
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3.5
To rub a surface with sandpaper to make it smooth
uses a natural abrasive stone rather than paper or other abrasives
to buff
vsto pumice
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4.4
To polish something by rubbing until it is smooth or shiny
uses an abrasive stone rather than soft rubbing
to burnish
vsto pumice
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7.1
To make a surface smooth and shiny by rubbing
focuses on cleaning and smoothing with an abrasive stone rather than high shine
Compounds
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pumice as a verb comes from the same stone name, Latin pumex, because people rub with a pumice stone to smooth things. So, to pumice something is to rub it with that light, rough stone to make it clean or smooth.