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scar

1

[ skahr ]

noun

  1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
  2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
  3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
  4. Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.


verb (used with object)

, scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to mark with a scar.

verb (used without object)

, scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to form a scar in healing.

scar

2

[ skahr ]

noun

, British.
  1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
  2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

scar

1

/ skɑː /

noun

  1. any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
  2. a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress

    his wife's death left its scars on him

  3. the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
  4. a mark of damage; blemish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to mark or become marked with a scar
  2. intr to heal leaving a scar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scar

2

/ skɑː /

noun

  1. an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
  2. a similar formation in a river or sea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • scar·less adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scar1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; shortening of eschar

Origin of scar2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English scarre, skerre, from Old Norse sker skerry
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scar1

C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab

Origin of scar2

C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, skerry
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Example Sentences

I am one of those people whose scars are visible—both physical and emotional ones.

From Time

We’ll carry with us the scars of this long year, and of all our history.

From Time

Now, he says, gesturing to the burn scar, the towns had a fire defense in place of a liability.

The victims have their scars on their bodies, family traumas, societal traumas.

From Time

You beat cancer, but many people have lifelong scars, both physical and emotional.

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A scar marks her right wrist where the bullet hit her eight months ago.

He lifted his t-shirt and showed us a long scar, running from sternum to waistband.

[points to above the knee] The scar looks like a shark bite.

Prinze loves Star Wars and has a big scar on his chin to prove it.

One runner in Houston now has a permanent, hoof-shaped scar in the center of his forehead.

He has an ugly scar—a knife-cut—across the back of one hand; you can't mistake him if you get sight of him.

There was a scar in the shape of a cross on the man's swarthy cheek, and it glowed redly with the anger that filled him.

He was a dark, somber looking man with a particularly ugly scar on his chin.

Anyhow, when McKibben saw him after the team was stopped, there was that cross-shaped scar, plain as anything.

Brutus was getting well, but there would always be a scar on his shoulder, where the sharp-pointed shrub had entered the flesh.

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