ALL meanings of carbuncle
car·bun·cle
C c - countable noun carbuncle A carbuncle is a large swelling under the skin. 3
- noun carbuncle an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection 3
- noun carbuncle a rounded gemstone, esp a garnet cut without facets 3
- noun carbuncle a dark reddish-greyish-brown colour 3
- noun carbuncle any of certain deep-red gems 3
- noun carbuncle a smooth, convex, deep-red garnet 3
- noun carbuncle a painful bacterial infection (esp. Staphylococcus aureus) deep beneath the skin, having a network of pus-filled boils 3
- noun carbuncle A severe abscess or multiple boil in the skin, typically infected with staphylococcus bacteria. 1
- noun carbuncle medicine: abscess 1
- noun carbuncle ugly building, eyesore 1
- noun carbuncle red gemstone: garnet, ruby 1
- noun carbuncle Pathology. a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects. 1
- noun carbuncle a gemstone, especially a garnet, cut with a convex back and a cabochon surface. 1
- noun carbuncle Also called London brown. a dark grayish, red-brown color. 1
- noun carbuncle Obsolete. any rounded red gem. 1
- adjective carbuncle having the color carbuncle. 1
- noun carbuncle (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon. 0
- noun carbuncle An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection. 0
- noun carbuncle (heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle. 0
- noun carbuncle An unpopular or ugly building. 0