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

  • (..) against the market. No one expects this stock to go anywhere but up. Just do it. Looks like our man. Burn scars on his face. I wonder if bomb-makers are insured for things like that. He's on the move. He's on the move, and he's heading straight for me. (..)
    2006 Casino Royale