Word Finder - pimples

definition

An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

example

I had to pop that embarrassing pimple, it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose.

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An annoying person.

example

He's such a pimple! I wish he'd stop being so irritating!

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Scotch (whisky)

synonyms

• pimple and blotch

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To develop pimples

He also teased Michael about his adolescent pimples and broad nose.

I even felt goose pimples at the time - 1km to go!

To help ward off these scars, treat pimples gently.

I am getting goose pimples just thinking about it.

I have goose pimples, and I think I'm going to go to bed before I get really scared.

Greasy or oily creams and foundations block the pores and may cause pimples.

It raises goose pimples in places where the sands of time have long run out.

Ask your mom to take you to a dermatologist who will know the best way to squeeze the pesky pimples.

I have a problem like excessive watering in my eye while eating and some times, also developing pimples of the affected side.

British mountains are mere pimples compared with those in Continental Europe, the home of specialist equipment manufacture and retailing.

They look like little white pimples and are called ' tophi ' .

Richard Head in his Life and Death of Mother Shipton (1684) says, "the body was of indifferent height, her head was long, with sharp fiery eyes, her nose of an incredible and unproportionate length, having many crooks and turnings, adorned with many strange pimples of divers colours, as red, blue and dirt, which like vapours of brimstone gave such a lustre to her affrighted spectators in the dead time of the night, that one of them confessed several times in my hearing that her nurse needed no other light to assist her in her duties" Allowing for the absurdity of this account, it certainly seems (if any reliance is to be placed on the so-called authorities) that the child was phenomenally plain and deformed.

He may have even developed an angry looking rash, or his face was covered with tiny pimples.

Oatmeal is very soothing to the skin, and this oatmeal mask helps to draw out the impurities, as well as decrease swollen, red areas around pimples.

If you're trying to cover redness in the form of rosacea or pimples, look for a green color corrector.

Use spot concealer to hide freckles, pimples, scars, moles and age spots.

Dark eye circles and bright red pimples are a sure distraction to producing an elegant beauty front.

Many makeup artists advise using a makeup brush to apply concealer under the eye, as well as on pimples.

For pimples, you want to apply the concealer over the foundation.

For pimples or other facial blemishes, however, a powder finish will help tremendously.

There are also concealers and powders for setting the foundations, concealing pimples and reducing shine.

Some users will see imaginary pimples and will "pick" them off.

We put celebrities on a pedestal, and expect that they don't have bad hair days, pimples or cellulite.

After all, if a celeb can take a senior picture wearing braces, with pimples or huge mall hair, and come out looking absolutely fabulous today, there's hope for anyone.

If the infection is not treated, the follicles develop into large yellow or gray pimples, and small blood vessels develop inside the cornea.

Both sexes also grow armpit hair and develop pimples.

Small dark red pimples appear on the head and spread gradually over the body.

These pimples grow larger and in groups, giving a blotchy appearance, which is an important difference between measles and scarlet fever.

Body lice bites first appear as small red pimples or puncture marks and may cause a generalized skin rash.

Acne is a skin disorder that leads to an outbreak of lesions called pimples or "zits."

Acne is a condition in which pimples appear on the face, chest, and back.

In addition, pimples can form on the skin.

Pimples form when the follicle is invaded by the P. acnes bacteria.

Picking at pimples or scrubbing the skin too hard can result in worsened acne.

Corticosteroids are injected directly into inflamed pimples.

Noncomedogenic-A substance that does not contribute to the formation of blackheads or pimples on the skin.

Antiacne drugs are the medicines that help clear up the pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and more severe forms of lesions that occur when a teen has acne.

Benzoyl peroxide also kills bacteria, which helps prevent whiteheads and blackheads from turning into pimples.

Honey is a natural antioxidant that can lighten skin while healing and preventing pimples.

It may be accompanied by pimples, bumps, red lines, and skin thickening.

Pimples are the infected, pus-filled pores.

When your system is nutritionally imbalanced, results can show in the form of blemishes, blackheads, and pimples.

The result is the excess production of sebum which clogs your pores and produces unsightly pimples.

If you have mild acne, acne skin care products containing salicylic acid can unclog pores to treat current pimples and prevent future breakouts.

The acid dries out pimples, whiteheads and blackheads.

Unfortunately, you may still face mornings with pimples on your forehead.

Teens tend to get pimples on the forehead, nose, and upper cheeks, while adults tend to get them on the lower part of the face.

In most cases, adult acne has the same cause as teenage pimples.

Spot treatment creams and concealing creams can help to cover blemishes while treating the pimples with acne medicine to heal them.

According to the website Holistic Online, acne is the scientific term for what many usually refer to as zits, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and other nasty irritants that camp out in the skin.