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- [skahr]
- /skɑr/
- /skɑːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skahr]
- /skɑr/
Definitions of scar word
- noun scar a precipitous, rocky place; cliff. 1
- noun scar a low or submerged rock in the sea. 1
- verb with object scar to mark with a scar. 1
- verb without object scar to form a scar in healing. 1
- noun scar after healing 1
- intransitive verb scar leave a scar 1
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Origin of scar
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of eschar
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scar
noun scar
- beauty spot — A beauty spot is a place in the country that is popular because of its beautiful scenery.
- blackhead — Blackheads are small, dark spots on someone's skin caused by blocked pores.
- boo-boo — A boo-boo is a silly mistake or blunder.
- booboos — a stupid or silly mistake; blunder.
- cicatrix — the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
verb scar
- blemish — A blemish is a small mark on something that spoils its appearance.
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- chalking — a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- disfeature — to mar the features of; disfigure.
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