Pockmark (Noun)
Meaning
A scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The dermatologist examined the pockmark on her cheek, a leftover souvenir from her teenage years of battling acne.
- A round crater-like pockmark sat stubbornly on the middle of his chin, marring what would otherwise be smooth skin.
- The poor condition of her complexion was dominated by acne scars and one particularly noticeable pockmark, several on her forehead in varying sizes.
- A faint but unmistakable pockmark above his left eyebrow, shaped like an irregularly formed star led many to believe the face bore signs of chickenpox long past.
- Two pockmarks remained after the face cysts finally healed from years prior - faint reminders of a more painful, irksome and upsetting past.