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   scar

   /skär/

   noun

   • 1. a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed: "a faint scar ran the length of his left cheek" Similar cicatrixmarkblemishdisfigurementdiscolorationdefacementpockmarkpockpitwoundlesionburnbirthmarknevusstigmata
   • ▪ a lasting effect of grief, fear, or other emotion left on a person's character by a traumatic experience: "the attack has left mental scars on Terry and his family" Similar traumadamageshockinjurysufferingupset
   • ▪ a mark left on something following damage of some kind: "Max could see scars of the blast"
   • ▪ a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf, frond, or other part from a plant: "this fossil bark is typified by its lozenge-shaped leaf scars"
   • 2. a steep high cliff or rock outcrop, especially of limestone: "high limestone scars bordered the road"

   verb

   • 1. mark with a scar or scars: "he is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs"
   • ▪ form or be marked with a scar.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara ‘scab’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scarless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     1

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     3

   • A

     1

   • R

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