Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stretch mark

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: stretch -mark
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.

Example Sentences

"Nobody in Cameron's family has stretch marks, and he thinks it's because their tissues grow slowly enough for the skin to catch up."
"She hadn't even looked pregnant, especially with her clothes on. She'd gotten only one stretch mark. A thin, jagged line on her left booty cheek."

Inflected Forms

stretch marks (plural)

Synonyms

stria striae striae atrophicae striae distensae striae gravidarum vergetures

Questions

What does stretch mark mean?: Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.

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