noun#6,574 by frequency
scar
/skɑɹ/
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound; A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience; Any permanent mark resulting from damage
- plural
- scars
Meanings
- 1
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound
Tom showed me his scar.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Does Tom have any scars?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience
- 3
Any permanent mark resulting from damage
- 4
A cliff or rock outcroprare
- 5
A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the waterrare
- 6
A bare rocky place on the side of a hill or mountainrare
- 7
A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae)rare