Pockmark
noun
A small dent or hole in a surface, often caused by disease or injury.
The disease left pockmarks on his face.
verb
To cause small dents or holes to appear on a surface.
Years of erosion had pockmarked the landscape.
noun
A spot or scar caused specifically by the smallpox disease.
Many survivors of smallpox were left with pockmarks.
noun
A small dent or hole in a surface, often caused by disease or injury.
The disease left pockmarks on his face.
verb
To cause small dents or holes to appear on a surface.
Years of erosion had pockmarked the landscape.
noun
A spot or scar caused specifically by the smallpox disease.
Many survivors of smallpox were left with pockmarks.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Envision the surface as if it has been pressed or punctured.
The old wooden table was full of pockmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe abstract things that have been negatively affected or damaged.
His reputation has pockmarks from past scandals.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or imperfection that is considered unattractive.
She was self-conscious about the pockmarks on her skin.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Envision the surface as if it has been pressed or punctured.
The old wooden table was full of pockmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe abstract things that have been negatively affected or damaged.
His reputation has pockmarks from past scandals.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or imperfection that is considered unattractive.
She was self-conscious about the pockmarks on her skin.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Imagery
Envision the surface as if it has been pressed or punctured.
The old wooden table was full of pockmarks.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe abstract things that have been negatively affected or damaged.
His reputation has pockmarks from past scandals.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Connotation
Often implies damage or imperfection that is considered unattractive.
She was self-conscious about the pockmarks on her skin.
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Video examples
World's Toughest Jobs:...
landscape changes with the day a pockmark landscape of tailings from the hand dug pits where the salt is mine the abrasive sand grinds away slowly on the bodies of the men who continue to work
Video examples
Bats that Make... Tents?...
then folded almost like canvas over the ridgepole of a rich tent and is folded under its own weight to arrive the perfect little encampment for these bats also it seems pockmark relief with
Video examples
World's Toughest Jobs:...
landscape changes with the day a pockmark landscape of tailings from the hand dug pits where the salt is mine the abrasive sand grinds away slowly on the bodies of the men who continue to work
Video examples
Bats that Make... Tents?...
then folded almost like canvas over the ridgepole of a rich tent and is folded under its own weight to arrive the perfect little encampment for these bats also it seems pockmark relief with
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Rosario Dawson
American Actress
I always thought my jaw line was manly. I have this pockmark on my chin from when I was 9. I used to get freaked out about it because people thought it was a pimple. But those are the things I've become really comfortable with as I've gotten older. My scars.
Quote examples
Rosario Dawson
American Actress
I always thought my jaw line was manly. I have this pockmark on my chin from when I was 9. I used to get freaked out about it because people thought it was a pimple. But those are the things I've become really comfortable with as I've gotten older. My scars.
Example 1 of 1
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