Synonyms for carbuncle
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
Related words
- Word family
- carbuncled carbon
Forms
- Plural
- carbuncles → stones, boils, gatherings…
Example sentences
- stone He alters the altar while chipping away the stone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| carbuncle | steady | |
| stone | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- boil1
- 5 letters
- stone1
- 9 letters
- gathering3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gathering3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- carboucle