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whitehead

noun

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

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Word length
9
Starts with
W
Ends with
D
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. 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.”

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

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

  4. The surf scoter duck.

  5. A domestic pigeon of a particular breed; a white-tailed monk.

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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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