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pulp
What does pulp mean?
pulp (noun): any soft or soggy mass.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use pulp in a sentence?
- He pounded it to a pulp. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce pulp?
/pʌlp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does pulp come from?
From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to pulp
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “pulp” mean?
one’s female offspring
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something that is lost
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an expert at something
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any soft or soggy mass
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