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pockmark vs scar

scar vs pockmark

pockmark and scar both are nouns.

pockmark and scar both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pockmark Yes No Yes No
scar Yes No Yes No
As nouns, scar is a hypernym of pockmark; that is, scar is a word with a broader meaning than pockmark:
  • pockmark: a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease
  • scar: a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
Other hypernyms of pockmark include cicatrice, cicatrix.
As verbs, scar is a hypernym of pockmark; that is, scar is a word with a broader meaning than pockmark:
  • pockmark: mark with or as if with pockmarks
  • scar: mark with a scar
Other hypernyms of pockmark include mark, pit, pock.
pockmark (noun) scar (noun)
a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease an indication of damage
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
pockmark (verb) scar (verb)
mark with or as if with pockmarks mark with a scar
Difference between pockmark and scar

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