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Whitehead

A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.

📖 Definitions of "Whitehead"

noun

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A pimple formed by a clogged sebaceous gland, usually with a milky-white cap.
"Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom."
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A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla)
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The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.
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The surf scoter duck.

🔄 Synonyms of "Whitehead"

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Word	Definition
miliumnoun	(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Whitehead"

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Word	Definition
miliumnoun	(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
whitenoun	The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
rogernoun	An act of sexual intercourse.
rapporteurnoun	(law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
vaughannoun	A city in Ontario, Canada.
comedonenoun	(pathology) Alternative form of comedo. [(medicine) A clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.]
comedonoun	(medicine) A clogged hair follicle in the skin, formed when keratin combines with oil to block the follicle.
pimplenoun	(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
zitnoun	(Canada, US, slang) Pimple
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.
spotnoun	A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
milia	small cysts that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.
blemishnoun	A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
pustulenoun	A pimple filled with pus.
papulenoun	(dermatology) A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.
bumpnoun	A light blow or jolting collision.
breakoutnoun	An escape from any restrictive or confining situation.
scaldheadnoun	Any of several scalp diseases characterised by pustules (the dried discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the hair.
epidermoidnoun	(pathology) An epidermoid cyst
hordeolumnoun	stye, sty. An infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid. This is distinguished from a chalazion, which is not infected, but a cyst formed from an impacted meibomian gland of the eyelid.