scar
IPA: skˈɑr
noun
- A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
- (by extension) A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.
- Any permanent mark resulting from damage.
- A cliff or rock outcrop.
- A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.
- A bare rocky place on the side of a hill or mountain.
- A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae).
verb
- (transitive) To mark the skin permanently.
- (intransitive) To form a scar.
- (transitive, figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
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Examples of "scar" in Sentences
- I applied salve on my scar.
- The man had a scar on his arm.
- Scratching left a scar on his back.
- The movie scarred the boy for life.
- The election was scarred with irregularities.
- I was scarred at the rate of reduction of size.
- The development of the scar tissue is called fibrosis.
- The scars on the shell were because of fingernail scratches.
- The ridings are as follows in the time period of 'The Scar'.
- It will not improve the appearance of scarred skin, nor minimize the scars.
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