How Do You Spell POCK?

Pronunciation: [pˈɒk] (IPA)

The word "pock" is spelled with a single "o" followed by a "ck" combination. The phonetic transcription of this word is /pɑk/. The "o" sound is pronounced as /ɑ/, which is similar to the "a" sound in "father". The "ck" combination is pronounced as /k/, and is a common way to spell the sound at the end of words like "lock" or "back". "Pock" refers to a small blister or pimple on the skin, often caused by a virus.

POCK Meaning and Definition

  1. The term "pock" primarily refers to a small, round, or oval-shaped hollow depressions or marks that appear on the skin or on the surface of certain substances, often as a result of disease, infection, or injury. In a medical context, pocks are specifically associated with contagious diseases such as smallpox, chickenpox, or measles. These pocks typically appear as raised, red, blister-like papules that eventually form scabs, leaving behind characteristic pitted scars on the skin.

    In a wider sense, "pock" can also be used to represent similar indentations or cavities found on various materials apart from the human skin. For instance, one might refer to the pocks on the surface of a fruit or vegetable, such as a strawberry or potato, caused by insect damage or disease. Additionally, pocks can also be encountered on hard surfaces like metal, wood, or rocks due to erosion, corrosion, or impact.

    Overall, the term "pock" denotes small hollows or depressions that are formed on the skin or other surfaces as a result of various factors, including infections, diseases, trauma, or natural processes.

  2. The specific pustular cutaneous lesion of smallpox.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

  3. A pustule or small bubble on the skin full of morbid matter in an eruptive disease, as the small-pox.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for POCK

Etymology of POCK

The word "pock" traces back to Middle English, where it was derived from the Old English word "pocc", meaning a pustule or blister. The Old English term was further similar to the Old Frisian and Middle Dutch words "pok" and "poc", respectively. The ultimate origin of the word is uncertain, though there are some suggestions that it might be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "*pukaz", which also meant a swelling or blister.

Idioms with the word POCK

  • pock sth with sth

Similar spelling words for POCK

Plural form of POCK is POCKS

Conjugate verb Pock

CONDITIONAL

I would pock
we would pock
you would pock
he/she/it would pock
they would pock

FUTURE

I will pock
we will pock
you will pock
he/she/it will pock
they will pock

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have pocked
we will have pocked
you will have pocked
he/she/it will have pocked
they will have pocked

PAST

I pocked
we pocked
you pocked
he/she/it pocked
they pocked

PAST PERFECT

I had pocked
we had pocked
you had pocked
he/she/it had pocked
they had pocked

PRESENT

I pock
we pock
you pock
he/she/it pocks
they pock

PRESENT PERFECT

I have pocked
we have pocked
you have pocked
he/she/it has pocked
they have pocked
I am pocking
we are pocking
you are pocking
he/she/it is pocking
they are pocking
I was pocking
we were pocking
you were pocking
he/she/it was pocking
they were pocking
I will be pocking
we will be pocking
you will be pocking
he/she/it will be pocking
they will be pocking
I have been pocking
we have been pocking
you have been pocking
he/she/it has been pocking
they have been pocking
I had been pocking
we had been pocking
you had been pocking
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they had been pocking
I will have been pocking
we will have been pocking
you will have been pocking
he/she/it will have been pocking
they will have been pocking
I would have pocked
we would have pocked
you would have pocked
he/she/it would have pocked
they would have pocked
I would be pocking
we would be pocking
you would be pocking
he/she/it would be pocking
they would be pocking
I would have been pocking
we would have been pocking
you would have been pocking
he/she/it would have been pocking
they would have been pocking

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