scar
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- noun
- /skɑr/
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cicatriz
- Let's take a look at that scar on my forehead.
- scar tissue
- deep scars
- scar on the back
Jack, she's right-handed and the scar is on her left forearm.
- Jack, she's right-handed and the scar is on her left forearm.
- She's like, can't remember because it's not a scar, it's a birthmark.
- This is good to use on scars, burns, rashes, acne, psoriasis.
- But you don't have any scars or your legs are muscle scars?
- You know, my legs are mostly scars is so fucking funny.
- And I have a lot of scars on me from Brooklyn.
Examples
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He has a noticeable scar on his arm from when he fell off his bike.
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Emory had lost one eye and had a scar running down his face.
Fiction book (1990) -
Above his left eye was a scar from a knife fight in a pub.
Fiction book (1991) -
Look at the scars on his face.
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Our subject here has a long scar on his abdomen, a surgery scar.
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Down one cheek is a long scar, from just below the eye to her upper lip.
Fiction book (1991) -
Right here on my elbow is a scar from one fight when I misjudged a hook.
Fiction book (1991) -
The stem itself is ringed with the scars left by leaves from previous years.
Academic text (1995) -
Traditional bonesetters perform no such operations, and there are no scars left behind after healing.
Academic text (1999) -
My stepdad left a lot of scars that I'm still trying to heal from.
Synonyms
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A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
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Tough new tissue that forms over a wound while it heals
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A scar on the skin left after a wound heals
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A scar left on the skin after a wound heals
Compounds
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scar comes from an old Norse word skar meaning 'cut' or 'notch'. A scar is the healed place left by that 'cut', which is why it means the mark left after a wound or damage.