pimple

Definition of pimple in English English dictionary: An annoying person
He's such a pimple! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!.; 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.; {n} a small red pustule upon the skin; Don't run when you see a red spot on your face - it's only a pimple! When a little hole in your skin gets clogged with dirt and oil, up pops up a pimple; Pimples are small raised spots, especially on the face. spots and pimples His face was covered with pimples. a small raised red spot on your skin, especially on your face; a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne; {i} small inflamed spot on skin; pustule, small infection of the skin; An inflamed (raised and red) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus; A swelling or protuberance like a pimple; A small hill on the lower northern part of Vimy Ridge, one mile north of Hill 145 This hill is honey-combed with shell holes and has many underground tunnels; small skin swellings sometimes containing pus; A small sharp or conical elevation on the surface of a molded product; Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not; Fig; zit
goose pimple: Small bumps on the skin caused by the involuntary erection of hairs in response to cold or fear
pimpled: Having pimples; pimply
pimpled: {a} full of pimples
A pimple: twiddle
Pimpled: pimply
goose pimple: pilomotor reflex: reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation
green mushroom pimple: a variety of mushroom pimple
mushroom pimple: any of various mushrooms of the family Hypocreaceae
orange mushroom pimple: a variety of mushroom pimple
pimpled: Having pimples
pimpled: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
pimpled: {s} covered with pimples, covered with pustules
pimples: plural of pimple
pimply: {s} covered with pimples, covered with pustules
pimply: Having pimples; pimpled
pimply: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin
pimply: If someone is pimply or has a pimply face, they have a lot of pimples on their face. pimply teenagers. an old man with a pimply nose

pimple

Hyphenation

pim·ple

Turkish pronunciation

pîmpıl

Synonyms

acker, acne, pustule, spot, zit, abscess, beauty spot, blackhead, blemish, blister, boil, bump, carbuncle, caruncle, excrescence

Pronunciation

/ˈpəmpəl/ /ˈpɪmpəl/

Etymology

() Early Modern English pimple, pumple (not found in Middle English), probably a nasalised variation of Old English piplian, pyplian "to break out in pimples, show erruptions". Akin to Old English pipliġende "having shingles".