Pulp

Word PULP
Character 4
Hyphenation pulp
Pronunciations /pʌlp/

Definitions and meanings of "Pulp"

What do we mean by pulp?

A soft moist shapeless mass of matter. noun

The soft moist part of fruit. noun

Plant matter remaining after a process, such as the extraction of juice by pressure, has been completed. noun

The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant. noun

A mixture of cellulose material, such as wood, paper, and rags, ground up and moistened to make paper. noun

The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels. noun

A mixture of crushed ore and water. noun

A publication, such as a magazine or book, containing lurid subject matter. noun

Lurid or sensational writing or subject matter. noun

To reduce to pulp. intransitive verb

To remove the pulp from (coffee berries). intransitive verb

To be reduced to a pulpy consistency. intransitive verb

To make into pulp, in any sense; reduce to pulp: as, to pulp wood-fiber for paper; to pulp old papers.

To deprive of the surrounding pulp or pulpy substance: as, to pulp coffee-beans.

To be or to become ripe and juicy like the pulp of fruit.

Fruit prepared to be made into marmalade. noun

A moist, slightly cohering mass, consisting of soft undissolved animal or vegetable matter. noun

The material from which paper is manufactured after it is reduced to a soft uniform mass. noun

A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.

A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pulp

The word "pulp" in example sentences

That they are not can be demonstrated by the way in which the term pulp was introduced into literary discourse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You see, inside each tooth is what we call pulp that provides the nutrients and nerves to the tooth. ❋ Brad Thor (2004)

"Hallucigenia" hits a good cross section of themes and set pieces central to my work -- hard bitten protagonists, dark cults, insanity, gratuitous rumpy pumpy, esoteric lore, super science, monsters, and cosmic horror all tangled up in pulp-noir webbing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's a common enough opposition, but rather than trying to break it down, by, say, making a case that "plot-oriented puzzles" have their own kind of substance, especially in pulp fiction, Ed unfortunately adopts it to his own purposes and in extolling the work of Donald Westlake reinforces the notion that "literature" is equivalent to "theme." ❋ Unknown (2010)

But we're quickly learning that rotting pulp is not necessary for an enjoyable read; it's just a side effect that some of our brains have been conditioned to remember fondly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The pulp is usually not used in Tagine although I use the whole lemon in mine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The wood-pulp is sourced from managed plantations from referenced suppliers operating Good Forestry principals (FSC or equivalent). ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Black Mask Quarterly site specialized in pulp horror, western, fantastic and science fiction stories from early in the 20th century. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is plain pulp, the kind you read on the subway and Swedish TV broadcasts on Sunday evenings when nobody has anything else to do. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just as leaving a person in a home with a partner beaten to pulp is siding with the abuser under the guise of ‘being fair’. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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