scar

(skär)

1. A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.
2. A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences.
3. Botany A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.
4. A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.

1. To mark with a scar.
2. To leave lasting signs of damage on: a wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.

1. To form a scar: The pustule healed and scarred.
2. To become scarred: delicate skin that scars easily.

(skär)

1. A protruding isolated rock.
2. A bare rocky place on a mountainside or other steep slope.