friz
Webster Dictionary
to soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument
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pumiceous
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice
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pumice
Webster Dictionary
a very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava. It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing and polishing. Called also pumice stone
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pumice
(pumice)
Princeton's WordNet
rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen
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pumice
(ˈpʌm ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to rub, smooth, clean, etc., with pumice.
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abrasive
(əˈbreɪ sɪv, -zɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, smoothing, etc., as emery, pumice, or sandpaper.
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pumice stone
Webster Dictionary
same as Pumice
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perpender
Webster Dictionary
a large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend, perpend stone, and perpent stone
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sand
Webster Dictionary
fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet
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stone
Webster Dictionary
to free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins
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pumicate
Webster Dictionary
to make smooth with pumice
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pumiciform
Webster Dictionary
resembling, or having the structure of, pumice
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hand axe
(hand ax, hand axe)
Princeton's WordNet
a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
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hand ax
(hand ax, hand axe)
Princeton's WordNet
a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping
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hopscotch
(hopscotch)
Princeton's WordNet
a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone
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pestle
(pestle, muller, pounder)
Princeton's WordNet
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
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muller
(pestle, muller, pounder)
Princeton's WordNet
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
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pounder
(pestle, muller, pounder)
Princeton's WordNet
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
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muller
(ˈmʌl ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an implement of stone or other substance with a flat base for grinding paints, powders, etc., on a slab of stone or the like.
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lewis
(ˈlu ɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device for lifting a dressed stone, consisting of a number of pieces fitting together to fill a dovetailed recess cut into the stone.
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novaculite
Webster Dictionary
a variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate
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stonework
(ˈstoʊnˌwɜrk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a construction built of stone; stone masonry.
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stony
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust
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microlith
(ˈmaɪ krə lɪθ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a very small stone tool made from a sharp blade-shaped piece of stone and used as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, esp. in Mesolithic times.
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solutrean
(əˈlu tri ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–c16,000 b .c ., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
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lapidescent
Webster Dictionary
undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity of being converted into stone; having the quality of petrifying bodies
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flagstone
Webster Dictionary
a flat stone used in paving, or any rock which will split into such stones. See Flag, a stone
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mason
Webster Dictionary
one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes
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quarry
Webster Dictionary
a place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine (a)
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pebble
Webster Dictionary
a small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone
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