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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pulp has 5 senses
- pulp(n = noun.object) mush - any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" is a kind of mass
- pulp(n = noun.plant) flesh - a soft moist part of a fruit; Array is a kind of plant tissue
- pulp(n = noun.substance) Array - a mixture of cellulose fibers; Array has particulars: bagasse, wood pulp
- pulp(n = noun.communication) pulp magazine - an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; Array is a kind of mag, magazine
- pulp(n = noun.body) Array - the soft inner part of a tooth; Array is a part of tooth
Derived forms verb pulp2, adjective pulpy1
Derived form verb pulp1
is a kind of cellulose
is a kind of vascular structure
Verb pulp has 2 senses
- pulp(v = verb.contact) Array - remove the pulp from, as from a fruit; Array is one way to take out
- pulp(v = verb.change) Array - reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood" is one way to bray, comminute, crunch, grind, mash
Derived form noun pulp2
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun pulp1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
pulp, n. [L. pulpa flesh, pith, pulp of fruit: cf. F. pulpe.].
A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft, undissolved animal or vegetable matter. [1913 Webster]
pulp, v. t.
- To reduce to pulp. [1913 Webster]
- To deprive of the pulp, or integument. [1913 Webster]"The other mode is to pulp the coffee immediately as it comes from the tree. By a simple machine a man will pulp a bushel in a minute." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pulp, n. & v.
--n.
1 the soft fleshy part of fruit etc.
2 any soft thick wet mass.
3 a soft shapeless mass derived from rags, wood, etc., used in paper-making.
4 (often attrib.) poor quality (often sensational) writing orig. printed on rough paper (pulp fiction).
5 vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth.
6 Mining pulverized ore mixed with water.
--v.
1 tr. reduce to pulp.
2 tr. withdraw (a publication) from the market, usu. recycling the paper.
3 tr. remove pulp from.
4 intr. become pulp.
--n.
1 the soft fleshy part of fruit etc.
2 any soft thick wet mass.
3 a soft shapeless mass derived from rags, wood, etc., used in paper-making.
4 (often attrib.) poor quality (often sensational) writing orig. printed on rough paper (pulp fiction).
5 vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth.
6 Mining pulverized ore mixed with water.
--v.
1 tr. reduce to pulp.
2 tr. withdraw (a publication) from the market, usu. recycling the paper.
3 tr. remove pulp from.
4 intr. become pulp.
Derivative
pulper n. pulpless adj. pulpy adj. pulpiness n.
Etymology
L pulpa
THESAURUS
pulp
albumen, batter, bonnyclabber, bruise, butter, cataplasm, cheap, chew, clabber, cornstarch, cream, crush, curd, cushion, dental pulp, dough, ease, egg white, flesh, fluff, gaum, gel, gelatin, gentle, glair, glop, glue, gluten, goo, gook, goop, gruel, gumbo, gunk, heart, jam, jell, jelly, knead, laxate, levigate, limber, limber up, loblolly, loosen, lurid, macerate, marrow, mash, mass, massage, masticate, mellow, milden, molasses, mollify, mucilage, mucus, mush, pap, paper pulp, paste, pith, plaster, plump, porridge, poultice, pudding, pulp lead, pulpify, pulpwood, pulverize, puree, putty, rag pulp, relax, rob, sauce, semifluid, semiliquid, sensational, shake up, size, smash, soften, soften up, soup, sponge, squash, starch, sticky mess, subdue, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, supple, syrup, tenderize, tone down, trashy, treacle, triturate, tune down, white lead, wood pulpROGET THESAURUS
pulp
Pulpiness
N pulpiness, pulp, taste, dough, curd, pap, rob, jam, pudding, poultice, grume, mush, oatmeal, baby food, pulpy, pultaceous, grumous, baccate.
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