pock-mark

A person's face has several small pock-marks on their cheek.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A scar or pit on the skin: A "pock-mark" is a small, depressed scar or mark on the skin, typically resulting from a disease such as smallpox or chickenpox. It can also refer to any similar mark or indentation on a surface.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After recovering from smallpox, his face was covered with pock-marks. (Scars left by the disease.)
  • The old wooden table had pock-marks from years of heavy use. (Indentations or marks on a surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "pock-marked" (adjective): Describing a surface or skin that is covered with pock-marks.
  • The pock-marked wall showed signs of decay. (The wall had many small pits or holes.)
  • Her skin was pock-marked after the infection. (Her skin had scars from the disease.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pock (noun): A single pustule or blister, especially one caused by smallpox.

  • The pock on his arm was painful. (The blister or sore.)

• Pockmarking (noun): The process or result of forming pock-marks.

  • The pockmarking of the metal was caused by corrosion. (The formation of small pits.)

Synonyms

• Pit: a small hollow or depression in a surface.
• Scar: a mark left on the skin or an object after healing or damage.
• Indentation: a shallow cut or mark.

Related Idioms

• "pock-marked with": Used to describe a surface that is heavily marked or dotted with something.
  • The landscape was pock-marked with craters. (The ground was full of holes or depressions.)

Phrasal Verbs

• (No common phrasal verbs directly associated with "pock-mark" as a single word.)