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scar1 definition

scar (skär)

noun

  1. a mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, ulcer, pustule, lesion, etc. has healed; cicatrix
  2. a similar mark or cicatrix on a plant, as one on a stem where a leaf was attached
  3. a marring or disfiguring mark on anything
  4. the lasting mental or emotional effects of suffering or anguish

Etymology: ME, aphetic < MFr escarre < LL eschara < Gr, orig., fireplace, brazier

transitive verb scarred, scarring scar′·ring

to mark with or as with a scar

intransitive verb

to form a scar in healing
scar2 definition

scar (skär)

noun

  1. a precipitous rocky place or cliff
  2. a projecting or isolated rock, as in the sea

Etymology: ME skerre < ON sker: for IE base see shear

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scar Synonyms

scar

n.

cicatrix, cat-face, mark, blemish, discoloration, disfigurement, defect, flaw, hurt, wound, injury.


scar

v.

mark up, cramp, cut, pinch, slash, belt, hurt, maim, pierce, stab, whip, beat, injure.


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scar Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • heal: Re: Does vitamin E when placed on skin help heal scars?

Adjective modifier

  • hypertrophic: Its use in India in the treatment of skin diseases has caused severe bullous dermatitis leading sometimes to hypertrophic scars ( Behl et al.

Preposition: on

  • conscience: When Tony Blair said Africa was a scar on the conscience of the world, he spoke on behalf of millions.

Modifies a noun

  • tissue: The muscle may also develop scar tissue, further impeding full range of movement.

Noun used with modifier

  • acne: You have been graced with a new feature on your face: an acne scar.
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scar quotes

   O hark,O hear! how thin and clear And thinner, clearer, farther going! O sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.

-Tennyson

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