Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Pock

   /päk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a pockmark.

   Word Origin Old Englishpoc ‘pustule’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pok and German Pocke. Compare with pox.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pocked adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • O

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. People also ask

   What does pock mean in English?

   • pock (pok), n. a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox. Pathology a mark or spot left by or resembling such a pustule. a small indentation, pit, hole, or the like. Scottish Terms poke2. bef. 1000; Middle English pokke, Old English poc; cognate with German Pocke; perh. akin to Old English pocca.

   pock - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

   www.wordreference.com/definition/pock

   See all results for this question

   What does pockmark mean?

   • a pockmark. Old English poc 'pustule', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch pok and German Pocke. Compare with pox. a pockmark.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

   pock - definition of pock in English from the Oxford dictionary

   premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk/definition/english/pock

   See all results for this question

   When was pock first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb pock is in the 1840s. OED's earliest evidence for pock is from 1841, in a letter by Murray. It is also recorded as a noun from the Old English period (pre-1150). pock is formed within English, by conversion.

   pock, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

   www.oed.com/dictionary/pock_v

   See all results for this question

   What does POC mean?

   • forma abreviada de "person of colour": persona de color… forma abreviada de "person of colour or people of colour":, pessoa de cor… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! POC definition: 1. abbreviation for person of colour or people of colour: a person who does not consider themselves….

   POC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poc

   See all results for this question

3. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukpock - definition of pock in English from the Oxford dictionary

   premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk

   • Cached

   Definition of pock in: US English dictionary. cite. a pockmark.. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › pockPOCK - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › pock

   • Cached

   Definitions of 'pock' 1. any pustule resulting from an eruptive disease, esp from smallpox. [...] 2. another word for pockmark (sense 1) [...] More. Synonyms of 'pock' • scar, mark, spot, flaw [...] More. Examples of 'pock' in a sentence.

5. www.yourdictionary.com › pockPock Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

   www.yourdictionary.com › pock

   • Cached

   Pock Definition. pŏk. pocked, pocks. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Verb. Noun. Filter. noun. pocks. A pustule caused by smallpox or some other disease. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A mark or scar left in the skin by such a pustule; a pockmark. American Heritage Medicine. Pockmark. Webster's New World.

6. www.britannica.com › dictionary › pockPock Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

   www.britannica.com › dictionary › pock

   • Cached

   • Overview
   • — pocked

   1 ENTRIES FOUND:

   pock /ˈpɑːk/ verb

   pocks; pocked; pocking

   pock

   /ˈpɑːk/

   verb

   See full list on britannica.com

   adjective

   •the moon's pocked surface

   •a bullet-pocked wall [=a wall that bullets have pocked]

   •The road was pocked with potholes.

   •a face pocked with scars

   ASK THE EDITOR

   See full list on britannica.com

7. www.wordreference.com › definition › pockpock - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

   www.wordreference.com › definition › pock

   • Cached

   WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. pock (pok), n. a pustule on the body in an eruptive disease, as smallpox. Pathology a mark or spot left by or resembling such a pustule. a small indentation, pit, hole, or the like.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › pock_vpock, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

   www.oed.com › dictionary › pock_v

   • Cached

   What does the verb pock mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb pock. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the verb pock? About 0.05 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the verb pock pronounced? British English. /pɒk/ pock.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › pock_n2pock, n.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › pock_n2

   • Cached

   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun pock. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.