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   pockmark

   /ˈpɒkmɑːk/

   noun

   • 1. a pitted scar or mark on the skin left by a pustule or spot: "the only possible reason for the thickness of the make-up was the pockmarks underneath"
   • ▪ a scar, mark, or pitted area disfiguring a surface: "pockmarks and gouges in the brickwork"

   verb

   • 1. cover or disfigure with pockmarks: "the area is pockmarked by gravel pits"

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   What does pockmarks mean?

   • n. 1. A pitlike scar left on the skin by smallpox or another eruptive disease. 2. A small pit on a surface: The gophers left the lawn covered with pockmarks. To cover with pockmarks; pit. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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   What does Pock Mark mean?

   • pock-mark (n.) also pockmark, "scar or pit left by a pustule," especially from smallpox, 1670s, from pock (n.) + mark (n.). As a verb from 1756. Related: Pockmarked; pock-marked "pitted or marked with smallpox or pits resembling those left by it (1756); earlier was pokbrokyn (mid-15c.).

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   What is a pockmark crater?

   • Usually pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like. a tabletop full of pockmarks. gopher holes pockmarking the field. Several groupings of craters in southeastern Wyoming, including dozens of pockmarks in all, have the hallmarks of secondary cratering, researchers report February 11 in GSA Bulletin.

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   What is a pockmarked coastline?

   • Its coastline is pockmarked with deep water bays and inlets. As pockmarks are uncommon on the land surface, they are expected in the ocean. From what little he could see he described the man as being pockmarked and dark complexioned. The script is pockmarked with cliches and stereotypes, though the technical aspects are fine.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOCKMARK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   POCKMARK definition: 1. a small hollow on your skin that is left after a spot caused by a disease, such as chickenpox or…. Learn more.

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     POCKMARK meaning: 1. a small hollow on your skin that is...

   • Pockmark: Portuguese Translation

     pockmark translate: marca de varíola, marca de varíola....

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     POCKMARK translate: （水痘、天花等痊愈后留下的）痘痕，麻点，麻子. Learn more in...

   • Znaczenie Pockmark, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     pockmark definicja: 1. a small hollow on your skin that is...

   • Pockmark: German Translation

     POCKMARK translate: die Pockennarbe. Learn more in the...

   • Pockmark: Thai Translation

     pockmark translate: รอยแผลฝีดาษหรือฝีหนอง. Learn more in the...

   • Pockmark: French Translation

     pockmark translate: marque de petite vérole. Learn more in...

   • Pockmark: Vietnamese Translation

     POCKMARK translate: vết rỗ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   A pockmark is a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne, or an imperfection like a pockmark. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of pockmark as a noun and a verb.

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   A pockmark is a small hollow on your skin that is left after a spot caused by a disease, such as chickenpox or smallpox. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of pockmark, and see examples and translations in different languages.

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   A pockmark is a small scar or pit on the skin, caused by a pimple or an injury. The word is formed within English by compounding pock and mark, and has been used since the mid 1600s.

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   Pockmark definition: scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.. See examples of POCKMARK used in a sentence.

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   A pockmark is a small hollow or scar on the surface of something, often caused by a pustule or an impact. Learn how to use the word in different contexts, such as skin, geology, or art, with examples and synonyms.

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