Associations to the word «Carbuncle»
Noun
- Countess
- Watson
- Liver
- Ass
- Gale
- Treat
- Breast
- Er
- Cancer
- Disease
- Mystery
- Cord
- Burn
- Palace
- Crown
- Scandal
- Colour
- Hair
- Mountain
- Iii
- Cup
- Legend
- Virtue
- Pair
- Cap
- Heaven
- Shopping
- Dream
- Treasure
- Eye
- Tissue
- Snake
- Cluster
- Flesh
- Quantity
- Search
- Affect
- Disorder
- Color
- Patient
- Architecture
- Back
- Magazine
- Design
- Sight
- Chest
- Third
- Test
- Face
- Flower
- Cloud
- Encyclopedia
- Existence
Wiktionary
CARBUNCLE, noun. (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
CARBUNCLE, noun. An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
CARBUNCLE, noun. (heraldiccharge) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
Dictionary definition
CARBUNCLE, noun. Deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets.
CARBUNCLE, noun. An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.