pockmark

1 of 2

noun

pock·​mark ˈpäk-ˌmärk How to pronounce pockmark (audio)
Synonyms of pockmarknext
: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne
also : an imperfection or depression like a pockmark

pockmark

2 of 2

verb

pockmarked; pockmarking; pockmarks

transitive verb

: to cover with or as if with pockmarks : pit

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Examples of pockmark in a Sentence

Noun The bullets left pockmarks in the wall. the explosion left little pockmarks all over the face of the adjacent building
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Noun
Before, in between and since, a litany of decisions not made or gone wrong pockmarks the franchise. — Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025 Worthy’s fumble was the lone pockmark on an otherwise pristine day. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Oct. 2021
Verb
Dents and crevasses pockmarked her teats. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 The street signs and concrete buildings are pockmarked with bullet holes. — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pockmark

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1646, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1756, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pockmark was circa 1646

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“Pockmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pockmark. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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pockmark

1 of 2 noun
pock·​mark ˈpäk-ˌmärk How to pronounce pockmark (audio)
: the scar caused by smallpox or acne
also : an imperfection suggesting a pockmark

pockmark

2 of 2 verb
: to cover with or as if with pockmarks

Medical Definition

pockmark

noun
pock·​mark ˈpäk-ˌmärk How to pronounce pockmark (audio)
: a mark, pit, or depressed scar caused by smallpox or acne
pockmarked adjective

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