B2nounhealth
US/skɑːr/
UK/skɑː/
a mark left on the skin after a cut or wound has healed; also lasting emotional damage
In context
I still have a small scar on my knee from falling off my bike as a child.
The operation left a long scar across his stomach.
The war left deep scars on the people of the region.
Words that go with scar
verb + noun
- leave a scarThe burn may leave a scar on your hand.
adjective + noun
- deep scarThe divorce left a deep scar on the children.
- faint scarThere is only a faint scar now.
noun + noun
- scar tissueScar tissue is usually lighter than normal skin.
noun + preposition
- scar onHe has a scar on his left cheek.