whitehead

CEFRB2

/wˈaɪˌthɛd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small blocked pore with a white top on the skin.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand (Mohoua albicilla).

Examples

  • A whitehead is a small white bump on the skin that is a type of acne.

  • He had a single whitehead on his nose that he tried to hide today.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The blue-winged snow goose, Anser caerulescens caerulescens.

  2. A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium.

  3. The surf scoter duck.

More examples

In context

  • The teenager used a special cream to treat a whitehead.

  • 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.

  • Ma was taking a sterilized needle to a whitehead on my chin.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The small raised spot on the skin with a white top is called a blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From white + head.