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- [pok mahrk]
- /pɒk mɑrk/
- /pɔk mɑːk/
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- [pok mahrk]
- /pɒk mɑrk/
Definitions of pock-mark word
- noun pock-mark Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like. 1
- noun pock-mark a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks. 1
- verb with object pock-mark to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field. 1
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Origin of pock-mark
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1665-75; pock + mark1
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Parts of speech for Pock-mark
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pock-mark popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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