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Pimples

An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

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📖 Definitions of "Pimples"

noun

1
An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
"I had to pop that embarrassing pimple, it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose."
2
An annoying person.
"He's such a pimple! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!"
3
Scotch (whisky)

verb

1
To develop pimples

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pimples"

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acnenoun	(pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
boilsnoun	The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
boutonnoun	A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon.
budsnoun	(usually uncountable, slang) Potent cannabis taken from the flowering part of the plant (the "bud"), or marijuana generally.
bumpsnoun	(British, with "the") The ritual tossing of someone into the air to celebrate their birthday.
buttonnoun	(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
buttonsnoun	(colloquial) A remote control.
chillsnoun	(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.
creepsnoun	(figurative) A feeling or sensation of fear or horror.
cufflinksnoun	A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
heebie-jeebiesnoun	(informal) A general feeling of anxiety, fear, uneasiness, or nausea.
knobsnoun	A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
poppersnoun	(informal) Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual stimulant, especially among gay men.
scabsnoun	An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
spotsnoun	spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
switches	an English indie rock band, consisting of members Matt Bishop (lead vocals and guitar), Ollie Thomas (guitar and backing vocals), Maxwell Tite (bass guitar) and James Gardiner pka Jimmy G (drums) .
ulcersnoun	(pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
williesnoun	(colloquial) A feeling of nervousness or fear.
zitsnoun	(Canada, US, slang) Pimple
blackheadsnoun	(countable, medicine) A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.