scar
1 Americannoun
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a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
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a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
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any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
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Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
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a low or submerged rock in the sea.
noun
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any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
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a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress
his wife's death left its scars on him
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the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
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a mark of damage; blemish
verb
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to mark or become marked with a scar
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(intr) to heal leaving a scar
noun
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an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
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a similar formation in a river or sea
Other Word Forms
- scarless adjective
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The president is nonetheless reputed to have brought a degree of stability back to the country scarred by civil war in the 1990s and to a region plagued by conflict.
From Barron's
He offered to show me a large surgery scar, rolling up his right sleeve to reveal the pale pink flesh — and a well-trained bicep.
From Los Angeles Times
Economists also fear repeated trade shocks could leave scars on consumer sentiment.
Gandy had been in so many fights he was scarred up like a back alley tomcat, which didn’t seem to help his meanness at all.
From Literature
“And they never attacked Fitzgerald, either. That’s the story he tells, but his scars are really just from the pox and scratching so much.”
From Literature
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