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pumice vs stone

stone vs pumice

pumice and stone both are nouns.

pumice is not an adjective while stone is an adjective.

pumice and stone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pumice Yes No Yes No
stone Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, stone is a hypernym of pumice; that is, stone is a word with a broader meaning than pumice:
  • pumice: a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
  • stone: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
Other hypernyms of pumice include rock.
pumice (noun) stone (noun)
a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
pumice (adjective) stone (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
pumice (verb) stone (verb)
rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at
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