pockmark
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈpɒkˌmɑrk/
:
pockmark
- After the illness, she was left with several pockmarks that reminded her of her recovery.
- pockmarks on his face
- pockmark scar
- tiny pockmarks
Examples
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Tiny pools had gathered in the pockmarks; mosquito larvae hung on the pools' many surfaces.
Fiction book (2001) -
Some of the walls have been rebuilt and the broken doors have been mended, but I could still see the ubiquitous pockmarks from rocket fire all around.
Academic text (2003) -
There were tiny pockmarks on the parts of his face not covered by the beard.
Fiction book (1997) -
And he had pockmarks on his face from an attack of shingles.
Fiction book (1994) -
I size up the wall, running my fingers over the smooth seams and rough pockmarks.
Fiction book (1997) -
They'd met at the pool, where she could see his skin stippled with scars, pockmarks, maybe.
Fiction book (1998) -
There was a cluster of pockmarks, little grooves that dotted my father's cheek on the right side of his face.
Fiction book (1997) -
The patient's acne left deep pockmarks on her cheeks that were hard to hide.
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He felt self-conscious about the pockmarks from his childhood battle with chickenpox.
Synonyms
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1.0
A permanent mark on skin or another surface after a wound heals
16
3.3
The permanent mark on skin after an injury heals
15
3.9
A small mark that spoils the look of skin or an object
1
9.9
A small spot or stain on a surface
A small spot on a surface showing an imperfection
How Marked
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pockmark comes from pock, seen in pox, meaning 'a small sore', and mark meaning 'a sign'. A pockmark is therefore a small scar or pit left by disease like smallpox or by acne, which explains the word's modern meaning.