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pockmarked
adj 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
bald, best, big, over
VERB + POCKMARKED
face
POCKMARKED + NOUN
nature, ribblehead, skin, tom
PREP.
between
Definitions
adj
1
Having pockmarks.
2
Pitted, or scarred with holes.
After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges.
For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor signal box.
3
Incomplete, lacking, having holes.
The student had, at best, a pockmarked understanding of the subject matter.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive ski
- pocked
adjective — used of paved surfaces having holes or pits
- pocked
- potholed
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the
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For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor si
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The student had, at best, a pockmarked understanding of the subject matter.
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Big nose, bald, pockmarked skin. Tom had all those qualities that Mary adored.
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"Look at how handsome Stalin was when he was young!" "He didn't really look like that. His face was pockmarked."
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