Pock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɒk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pock is a noun meaning A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
Meaning
A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
More Meanings
- Any pit, especially one formed as a scar
- To scar or mark with pits
Example Sentences
Just next door, at Al Azhar University, a rocket mangled the protective metal bars as it crashed through the windows of the president’s office this month, destroying his desk and pocking his walls with shrapnel.
In and out of the tufts they went, with their eyes dilating; wishing to be out of harm, if conscience were but satisfied. And of this tufty flaggy ground, pocked with bogs and boglets, one especial nature is that it will not hold impressions.
Word Forms
- pocks
- pocking
- pocked
Synonyms for pock
Depending on context, synonyms include mark, scar, pit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scar, pit, mark, cow, steen, kine.
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