pock·mark
ˈpäk-ˌmärk 
: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne
also
: an imperfection or depression like a pockmark
pockmarked; pockmarking; pockmarks
Synonyms
Examples of pockmark in a Sentence
Noun
The bullets left pockmarks in the wall.
the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2016
The fossil record tells us — via distinctive Osedax burrows that pockmark bone — that whale fall communities have been around for 30 million years.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
Alicia Wallace, CNN, 24 May 2023
The first in 70 years, when Charles' late mother became queen at time when Britain was still emerging from the ravages of World War II; when butter, sugar, cheese and meat were all still rationed; when British towns and cities were still pockmarked by bomb sites.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
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Noun
Anecdotal evidence is not sufficient to make a case because there are several other diseases, like chicken pox and the measles, that leave characteristic pockmark scars in their wake as well.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2016
The fossil record tells us — via distinctive Osedax burrows that pockmark bone — that whale fall communities have been around for 30 million years.
—Riley Black, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
Verb
Navy Griffin, a 2020 college graduate from Arkansas whose early career has been pockmarked by negative and historic economic developments, frets about another setback.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 24 May 2023
The first in 70 years, when Charles' late mother became queen at time when Britain was still emerging from the ravages of World War II; when butter, sugar, cheese and meat were all still rationed; when British towns and cities were still pockmarked by bomb sites.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
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“Pockmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pockmark. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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pockmark
1 of 2 noun
pock·mark
ˈpäk-ˌmärk
: the scar caused by smallpox or acne
also
: an imperfection suggesting a pockmark
pockmark
2 of 2 verb
: to cover with or as if with pockmarks
Medical Definition
pockmark
noun
pock·mark
ˈpäk-ˌmärk
: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne
pockmarked
adjective
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