Whitehead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Whitehead is a noun meaning A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla).
Meaning
A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla).
More Meanings
- The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.
- The surf scoter duck.
- A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk.
- (dermatology) A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium.
Example Sentences
Ma was taking a sterilized needle to a whitehead on my chin.
Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.
Word Forms
- whiteheads
Synonyms for whitehead
Depending on context, synonyms include milium.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include milium, white, roger, rapporteur, comedone, comedo.
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