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blackhead

blackhead

4 2.5
A small dark spot on the skin caused by a blocked pore
  • noun
  • /ˈblækˌhɛd/
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  • I had a lot of blackheads, a lot of texture.
  • blackheads and whiteheads
  • blackheads and pimples
  • blackheads and blemishes

So as as somebody that has blackheads, yes I do.

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Examples

  • This helps to reduce blackheads, acne spots, redness and inflammation.

  • I can see your blackheads from here.

  • This just basically sucks the blackhead out of your nose.

  • Are you getting rid of your blackheads 'cause it's that day?

  • I nodded and picked at a blackhead in my ear.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Blackheads can happen to anyone at any age; however, blackheads can be treated quite easily.

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  • Bottle the mixture and use a cotton ball to apply it to blackheads.

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  • Manual removal is the most effective way to remove blackheads and unclog pores.

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  • Blackheads appear due to the abundance of sebaceous glands combined with dust that clogs pores.

    Blog text (7)
  • Using a charcoal mask can effectively remove blackheads from your skin.

Synonyms

comedo
vsblackhead
  • Specialized
9.6

A plug of oil and dead skin that blocks a skin pore and looks like a small black-tipped bump

is the common visible dark spot produced by that blocked pore

How Inflamed

abscess
  • Specialized
23 7.5
boil
35 4.6
hickey
  • US
1 7.0
pimple
62 1.0
whitehead
12 4.1
blackhead
4 2.5

Surface Forms

blackhead singular
blackheads plural

Morphology

blackhead = black + head (semi-transparent) = black + head

The components 'black' and 'head' are literal, but the technical dermatological meaning ('a type of skin blemish') is a specific sense not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Blackhead comes from the words black ('dark') and head ('a small raised part'). It really means a tiny dark 'head' on the skin and refers to the little dark spot made when a tiny hole in the skin becomes blocked.