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pocks

noun

plural of pock

as in blisters

a small, inflamed swelling of the skin noticed strange pocks on his torso

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Noun

In animals, the bacterium causes pustules and lesions, predominantly in cattle, sheep, and horses.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 May 2026
In fact, one of the most common triggers of rosacea, which is characterized by flushing, swelling, spider veins, papules, and pustules, is exposure to sunlight.

— Sherri Gordon, Health, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of pustules

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In addition to being predominantly white, shoes with pimples around the outside of the toes are not permitted.

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Thabi Hlela of African Alabaster Botanical Skincare uses marula and shea butter in formulations that have cleared pimples and reversed early aging signs in customers who had tried pharmaceutical alternatives.

— Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of pimples

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The hope is that injuries to pitchers Shane McClanahan and Griffin Jax are nothing more than bumps in the road, though losing a pair of starters in a little more than week can be a problem especially if the injuries linger.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Before getting the quality right, the development hit bumps such as colors that changed and smells that remained on the bag.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bumps

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People showed strange boils and rashes that volunteers photographed.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Owners Anthony and Jennifer Arceneaux employ a special purge method to clean all their crawfish before tossing them into their famous boils or adding them to their crawfish etouffee.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of boils

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For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
Marie painted a wooden panel white, dipped a belt in acrylic paint and struck the surface again and again, leaving marks scattered across the piece like scars and welts.

— Nia Dumas, NPR, 16 June 2026

Definition of welts

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