WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pock•mark /ˈpɑkˌmɑrk/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Pathologya small pit on the skin, left by a swollen spot of skin on the body, caused by smallpox, chickenpox, acne, etc.
v. [~ + object]
- to mark or scar with or as if with pockmarks:The airstrip was pockmarked with craters from the bombing.
pock•mark
(pok′märk′),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
pock′marked′, adj.
- PathologyUsually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- a small pit or scar:a tabletop full of pockmarks.
v.t.
- to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks:gopher holes pockmarking the field.
- pock + mark1 1665–75
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