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pockmark

[ pok-mahrk ]

noun

  1. Usually pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
  2. a small pit or scar:

    a tabletop full of pockmarks.



verb (used with object)

  1. to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks:

    gopher holes pockmarking the field.

pockmark

/ ˈɒˌɑː /

noun

  1. Also calledpock a pitted scar left on the skin after the healing of a smallpox or similar pustule
  2. any pitting of a surface that resembles or suggests such scars
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to scar or pit (a surface) with pockmarks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • dzm adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pockmark1

First recorded in 1665–75; pock + mark 1
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Example Sentences

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The discontent stems not just from big issues, such as the loss of entertainment industry jobs, but also day-to-day matters such as broken sidewalks, pockmarked streets and lengthy 911 wait times.

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The bullet-proof glass of the building largely held, but it is pockmarked with many signs of impact.

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Craig Wallace’s Telégin, known as “Waffles” for his pockmarked skin, is an amiable fumbler yet suffused with kindness and possessing an implacable decency.

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The tortoises pockmark the desert floor with burrows that other animals use for shelter, and disperse the seeds of native plants in their waste.

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Hidden beneath the bushes was a low wall pockmarked with holes and gobs of concrete.

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