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CARBUNCLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("carbuncle" is a kind of...):

staphylococcal infection (an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation)

Derivation:

carbuncular (afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("carbuncle" is a kind of...):

garnet (any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive)

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