Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "pulp" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

fruit

Capable Of

settle to bottom

Defined As

flesh of fruit or vegetable

Derived Terms

beat to a pulp kraft pulp pulp chamber pulp engine pulp fiction pulp mill pulpability pulpable pulpaceous pulpal pulpament pulpboard pulpectomy pulper pulpification pulpify pulpily pulpitis pulpless pulplike pulpotomy pulpous pulpsmith pulpwood pulpy red pulp repulp soda pulp splenic pulp unpulped wood pulp wood-pulp

Etymologically Related To

pulpe

Context

fiction slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bray cellulose comminute crunch grind mag magazine mash mass plant tissue take out vascular structure

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

pomace

Type Of (IsA)

anatomical structure cellulose magazine mass ore plant tissue vascular structure

Manner Of

grind take out

Part Of

tooth

Receives Action

derived from trees made into paper

Related Terms

beat to pulp book cellulose center fruit lurid magazine mass material matter mixture moist paper print printed publication pulp magazine rag rough shapeless soft spleen style subject tooth unfinished water wood

Synonym Network

pulpish

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.