pockmark

pock·mark

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pok-mahrk]
- /ˈpɒkˌmɑrk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pok-mahrk]
- /ˈpɒkˌmɑrk/

Definitions of pockmark word

noun pockmark Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like. 1
noun pockmark a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks. 1
verb with object pockmark to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field. 1
countable noun pockmark Pockmarks are small hollows on the surface of something. 0
noun pockmark a pitted scar left on the skin after the healing of a smallpox or similar pustule 0
noun pockmark any pitting of a surface that resembles or suggests such scars 0

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Origin of pockmark

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 Pockmark

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pockmark

pockmark 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.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pockmark usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pockmark

noun pockmark

beauty spot — A beauty spot is a place in the country that is popular because of its beautiful scenery.
blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
cicatrice — Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
cicatrix — the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.

verb pockmark

indent — indentation

All 25 Synonyms of pockmark