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blackhead

black·head
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blak-hed]
    • /ˈblækˌhɛd/
    • /ˈblæk.hed/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak-hed]
    • /ˈblækˌhɛd/

Definitions of blackhead word

  • countable noun blackhead Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores. 3
  • noun blackhead a black-tipped plug of fatty matter clogging a pore of the skin, esp the duct of a sebaceous gland 3
  • noun blackhead an infectious and often fatal disease of turkeys and some other fowl caused by the parasitic protozoa Histomonas meleagridis 3
  • noun blackhead any of various birds, esp gulls or ducks, with black plumage on the head 3
  • noun blackhead any of various black-headed birds, esp. the scaup duck 3
  • noun blackhead a black-tipped plug of dried fatty matter in a pore of the skin 3

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Origin of blackhead

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; black + head

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Blackhead

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blackhead popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

blackhead usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for blackhead

noun blackhead

  • freckle — one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
  • blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
  • bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
  • wart — a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
  • blotch — A blotch is a small unpleasant-looking area of colour, for example on someone's skin.

Antonyms for blackhead

noun blackhead

  • blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
  • clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
  • perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.

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