whitehead
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪtˌhɛd/
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- Many teenagers experience whiteheads as a common type of acne during puberty.
Like he pops it before there's like a Whitehead.
- Like he pops it before there's like a Whitehead.
- You know what we call blackheads or whiteheads, zits or boils, And it's thought to be caused by three important things.
- For me, the next worst thing after acne is blackheads and whiteheads.
- And my skin issue was that I had large pores, especially on the tip of my nose here and then just around my eye area here and it's large pores and whiteheads.
- It's like pre Whitehead stage or like cystic pimples.
Examples
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Well, not zits really, but I love clearing out whiteheads and blackheads.
Blog text (32) -
Benzoyl peroxide works to destroy the acne causing bacteria that create blackheads, whiteheads, pimples.
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You ever had a whitehead on your eyeball, Mary?
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You know what we call blackheads or whiteheads, zits or boils, And it's thought to be caused by three important things.
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Like a sudden eruption of whiteheads, the strongest stars had begun to pimple the night's complexion.
Fiction book (2001) -
The dermatologist recommended a special cream to help reduce the appearance of whiteheads on my face.
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She noticed a few whiteheads forming on her chin after using an oily moisturizer.
Synonyms
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A small swollen spot on the skin often filled with pus
A small white bump on the skin when an oil gland becomes blocked
A small red spot on the skin, like a pimple
How Inflamed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whitehead is simply white, meaning 'white', plus head, meaning 'head' or 'top'. So a whitehead is a small white-topped bump on the skin, a tiny pimple.