scar

Definition

  • n. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  • v. mark with a scar

Word forms

Past participle
scarred
Present participle
scarring
Third person singular
scars
Past tense
scarred

Example sentences

  1. n.

    After the accident, he has a visible scar on his arm.

  2. vi.

    The wound will scar over in a few weeks.

  3. vt.

    The fall from the tree scarred her knee.