scar
1a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.
to mark with a scar.
to form a scar in healing.
Origin of scar
1Other words from scar
- scar·less, adjective
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Other definitions for scar (2 of 2)
a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
a low or submerged rock in the sea.
Origin of scar
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How to use scar in a sentence
I am one of those people whose scars are visible—both physical and emotional ones.
Amanda Gorman and the Art of Being Unfinished and Imperfect | Susanna Schrobsdorff | January 24, 2021 | TimeWe’ll carry with us the scars of this long year, and of all our history.
Amanda Gorman and the Art of Being Unfinished and Imperfect | Susanna Schrobsdorff | January 24, 2021 | TimeNow, he says, gesturing to the burn scar, the towns had a fire defense in place of a liability.
What the complex math of fire modeling tells us about the future of California’s forests | Amy Nordrum | January 18, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe victims have their scars on their bodies, family traumas, societal traumas.
Historian: Today’s Authoritarian Leaders Aren’t Fascists—But They Are Part of the Same Story | Olivia B. Waxman | November 10, 2020 | TimeYou beat cancer, but many people have lifelong scars, both physical and emotional.
How Cancer Shaped Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life and Work | Jamie Ducharme | September 19, 2020 | Time
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.
Life After Deaths: Sean Bean on 'Game of Thrones' Paternity and 'Legends' | Jason Lynch | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPrinze loves Star Wars and has a big scar on his chin to prove it.
‘Star Wars Rebels’ Explores the Jedi’s Lost Years Between the Prequels and the Original Trilogy | Annaliza Savage | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne 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.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThere 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.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsHe 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.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsBrutus was getting well, but there would always be a scar on his shoulder, where the sharp-pointed shrub had entered the flesh.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for scar (1 of 2)
/ (skɑː) /
any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress: his wife's death left its scars on him
the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
a mark of damage; blemish
to mark or become marked with a scar
(intr) to heal leaving a scar
Origin of scar
1British Dictionary definitions for scar (2 of 2)
/ (skɑː) /
an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
a similar formation in a river or sea
Origin of scar
2- Also called (Scot): scaur
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