scar

Definition

  • noun: a mark that is left on your skin after a wound heals
  • noun: an isolated or protruding rock
  • noun: a mark left (as in the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  • verb: to mark (something) with a scar
  • verb: to mark with a scar
  • synonyms: cicatrix, blemish, disfigurement

Examples

  • Divorce can 'scar' a child for life. = Divorce can leave a child 'scarred for life'.

  • The divorce left her with deep emotional 'scars'.

  • His arm was badly 'scarred' after the accident.

Movie quotes

  • (..) She's on the move. Excuse me, ma'am. Oh. - No, please stop. - Freeze. NYPD. - What's going on? - No scar. It's not Fran. Then why was she running? Because a strange guy started following me to the bathroom. Right. Because men are horrible and the world is a nightmare. Yeah. (..)
    2017 TvShow: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Title: #DUPE# Season: 4 Episode 11
  • (..) Guys, look over there by the hallway. See the woman in the red? I think that's my brother's girlfriend, Fran. I don't want her to recognize me. Does she have a scar on her left cheek? Maybe. What's the shape of the scar? - Just a general slash shape. - Oh, darn. I've been reading a lot (..)
    2017 TvShow: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Title: #DUPE# Season: 4 Episode 11