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carbuncle

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I mean it's great to get rid of that overloaded carbuncle of user-agent, but that will just lead to a new round of interpreting "hints".

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Quick take

deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of carbuncle gathered in one view.

noun

deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for carbuncle.

noun

deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

noun

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

Example sentences

1

I mean it's great to get rid of that overloaded carbuncle of user-agent, but that will just lead to a new round of interpreting "hints".

2

It's a meta-startup for discussing other people's startups; it's a carbuncle on a vain, self-absorbed slice of our industry.

3

Scriabin had a whole musical language worked out and plans for a masterwork that involved sounds, sights, smells, and a strange language of sighs and grunts... but then he got a carbuncle on his lip and died.

4

I don't want to sound like Prince Charles with his "monstrous carbuncles", and I accept that perhaps there may be some people that somehow find that sort of "modern" building somehow aesthetically appealing, but I can't see how anyone would possibly think it was in keeping with the rest of the terrace either side, and have absolutely no idea how they got planning permission in such a strict conservation area.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use carbuncle in a sentence?

I mean it's great to get rid of that overloaded carbuncle of user-agent, but that will just lead to a new round of interpreting "hints".

What does carbuncle mean?

deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

What part of speech is carbuncle?

carbuncle is commonly used as noun.