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pumice
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/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
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/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
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pumice
noun
pumices
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пемза
Pumice is often used in beauty treatments to exfoliate the skin.
Пемза часто используется в косметических процедурах для отшелушивания кожи.
Definitions
A light, porous volcanic rock that forms when a gas-rich froth of glassy lava solidifies rapidly.
The pumice stone is often used to remove dead skin from feet.
A piece of pumice used as an abrasive, especially for cleaning or smoothing surfaces.
She used a pumice to scrub the stubborn stains off the bathtub.
Synonyms
scoria
tuff
volcanic rock
pumice
verb
pumiced
Past Simple
pumiced
Past Participle
pumicing
Gerund
UK
/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
US
/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
Translations
шлифовать
She used a pumice stone to pumice her feet.
Она использовала пемзу, чтобы шлифовать свои ноги.
Definitions
To rub or polish a surface with pumice stone to smooth or clean it.
She pumiced the rough edges of the wooden table to prepare it for painting.
Synonyms
polish
buff
rub
smooth
grind
sand
scour
rasp
file
abrade
pumice
adjective
UK
/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
US
/ˈpʌm.ɪs/
Definitions
Made of, containing, or resembling pumice.
The mechanic used a pumice hand soap to remove the grease.
Synonyms
pumicaceous
vesicular
porous
spongy
frothy
lightweight
aerated
cellular
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