smallpox
19 points
English
8 letters
Common
Commonness #15,869
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Definitions
noun
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/smˈɔːlpˌɑːks/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural smallpoxes
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Synonyms
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption wi
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
mailboxparadoxjukeboxorthodoxunorthodoxroadblocksdetoxxboxiceboxsandboxequinoxgearboxpeacocksmatchboxinboxsoapbox
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