Meaning of Pulp | Babel Free
pʌlpDefinitions
- A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter.
- A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
- A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose).
- A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation.
- The soft center of a fruit.
- The soft center of a tooth.
- The underside of a human fingertip; a finger pad.
- The very soft tissue in the spleen.
- A magazine or book containing lurid subject matter and characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper.
Equivalents
Examples
“These sources do not, however, state why the drink⟳ is called lambswool. The name⟳ comes from the way the apples are roasted until they split⟳ open⟳, and their pulp froths over the skin; this is used to float⟳ on top of the bowl of drink⟳.”
“The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy was a commodity during that somber decade: Americans paid money to forget⟳ their troubles, and the pulps were willing to sell⟳.”
“The fledgling comics business was a sweatshop trade⟳ for creative hopefuls too inexperienced, too socially ill-equipped, or, more often, too minimally talented for the established avenues of hackdom, the pulps and commercial art.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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