Scar
noun
A mark left on the skin after a wound heals.
She has a scar on her arm from when she fell off her bike.
Often appears as...
- visible scar
- healed scar
noun
A lasting effect of trouble or suffering.
The war left deep physical and mental scars on him.
Often appears as...
- mental scar
- emotional scar
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Disapproving
noun
A mark left on something showing damage in the past.
The dilapidated house bore the scars of neglect.
Often appears as...
- scar of neglect
- scar of damage
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Disapproving
noun
A steep rock face.
He climbed to the top of the scar and surveyed the land below.
Often appears as...
- mountain scar
- rock scar
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Geography
verb
To mark or damage something permanently.
The fire scarred the landscape completely.
Often appears as...
- scarred landscape
- scarred surface
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Disapproving
noun
A mark left on the skin after a wound heals.
She has a scar on her arm from when she fell off her bike.
Often appears as...
- visible scar
- healed scar
noun
A lasting effect of trouble or suffering.
The war left deep physical and mental scars on him.
Often appears as...
- mental scar
- emotional scar
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A mark left on something showing damage in the past.
The dilapidated house bore the scars of neglect.
Often appears as...
- scar of neglect
- scar of damage
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A steep rock face.
He climbed to the top of the scar and surveyed the land below.
Often appears as...
- mountain scar
- rock scar
Usage tips
Geography
verb
To mark or damage something permanently.
The fire scarred the landscape completely.
Often appears as...
- scarred landscape
- scarred surface
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reminder
Used to describe a visible reminder of an injury, often with a story behind it.
Each scar on his hand reminded him of his adventurous childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Scars can symbolize survival and resilience, not just pain or harm.
He viewed his scars as badges of honor.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Meaning
Focus on the actual physical mark, not a metaphorical or emotional mark.
After surgery, he was worried about the scar it would leave.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reminder
Used to describe a visible reminder of an injury, often with a story behind it.
Each scar on his hand reminded him of his adventurous childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Scars can symbolize survival and resilience, not just pain or harm.
He viewed his scars as badges of honor.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Meaning
Focus on the actual physical mark, not a metaphorical or emotional mark.
After surgery, he was worried about the scar it would leave.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reminder
Used to describe a visible reminder of an injury, often with a story behind it.
Each scar on his hand reminded him of his adventurous childhood.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Scars can symbolize survival and resilience, not just pain or harm.
He viewed his scars as badges of honor.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Meaning
Focus on the actual physical mark, not a metaphorical or emotional mark.
After surgery, he was worried about the scar it would leave.
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How does asthma work? -...
They're also crucial in preventing long-term damage from chronic inflammation, which can cause scarring of the airways. Inhalers are known to be very effective, and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes.
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Population pyramids:...
about the expected changes in each country's population, and what kinds of factors can alter the shape of these future pyramids? A population pyramid can be useful not only as a predictor of a country's future but as a record of its past. Russia's population pyramid still bears the scars of World War II,
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If superpowers were...
Scars. After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life,
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The urgent need for...
because I just didn't know what he was going to do and then he grabbed me by the jacket and he pulled me into his wheelchair he the come here come here come here I want to show you something and this older man turned his head and he said you see the scar I had behind my
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Branding - A Painful...
art of scarification whether it's branding or cutting essentially is a is the art of guesstimation the placement of the body of the skill of the artist genetics and how a person scars the last one is how they choose to take care of it all these things help to determine
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How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
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How reliable is your...
believing that she'd endured years of ritualistic abuse, where she was forced into a pregnancy and that the baby was cut from her belly. But there were no physical scars or any kind of physical evidence that could have supported her story.
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A Moment in the Sun by...
volcanic scars leaving only Mars some say our final chance of finding life elsewhere named after a god of war unfair perhaps for once upon a star this rock was an oasis blue not red and dust but warm and wet till frozen deserts
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Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
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How do scars form? -...
in a much more efficient manner, and help millions of people live better and healthier lives. But until then, at least some of our scars can help us remember to avoid the sorts of things that cause them.
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How does asthma work? -...
They're also crucial in preventing long-term damage from chronic inflammation, which can cause scarring of the airways. Inhalers are known to be very effective, and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes.
Video examples
Population pyramids:...
about the expected changes in each country's population, and what kinds of factors can alter the shape of these future pyramids? A population pyramid can be useful not only as a predictor of a country's future but as a record of its past. Russia's population pyramid still bears the scars of World War II,
Video examples
If superpowers were...
Scars. After all, immortality doesn't automatically translate to invincibility, it just means you cannot die. But it doesn't guarantee what condition you'll be alive in. Look at your body and count how many scars you have. If you have made this many permanent scars within your life,
Video examples
The urgent need for...
because I just didn't know what he was going to do and then he grabbed me by the jacket and he pulled me into his wheelchair he the come here come here come here I want to show you something and this older man turned his head and he said you see the scar I had behind my
Video examples
Branding - A Painful...
art of scarification whether it's branding or cutting essentially is a is the art of guesstimation the placement of the body of the skill of the artist genetics and how a person scars the last one is how they choose to take care of it all these things help to determine
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How a wound heals itself...
of some of its original healthy function, depending on the severity of the initial wound and on the function itself. But because the skin does not fully recover, scarring continues to be a major clinical issue for doctors around the world.
Video examples
How reliable is your...
believing that she'd endured years of ritualistic abuse, where she was forced into a pregnancy and that the baby was cut from her belly. But there were no physical scars or any kind of physical evidence that could have supported her story.
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A Moment in the Sun by...
volcanic scars leaving only Mars some say our final chance of finding life elsewhere named after a god of war unfair perhaps for once upon a star this rock was an oasis blue not red and dust but warm and wet till frozen deserts
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Learning from smallpox:...
and often left survivors with life-long disfiguring scars. The devastating impact of smallpox was so great that several cultures had religious deities specifically dedicated to it. In the 20th century alone,
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How do scars form? -...
in a much more efficient manner, and help millions of people live better and healthier lives. But until then, at least some of our scars can help us remember to avoid the sorts of things that cause them.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
If you're a father of a child who dies, it's an experience that never leaves you. It scars you forever and ever and ever. And so when I do any kind of story with somebody who's in the same position as my daughter was, there's no question that something comes out of me and embraces that story in a way that only a father who lost a child could.
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Over the years, I've discovered that lessons in cooking come in two forms. There are the lessons that you never fully learn; skills that you get better and better at, but never quite perfect. Then there are the lessons that you only need to learn once because the results of not following them will literally scar you for life.
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Gregory Porter
American Musician
I had a long-term relationship that failed. I had some health issues. When you dip down emotionally you can gather some things that help you when you do rise. If you go through it and you're OK, you can develop some scars that help you in the time after.
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Golshifteh Farahani
Iranian Actress
I have scars from every film I have made. There is nothing to protect actors. They treat you worse than a dog. You work like a slave, and you know, I like it. That is the way it should be. Every film should be like your last.
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Jake Roberts
American Celebrity
I went through a lot in my life that scarred me pretty good. I built a wall around myself to the point where nobody knew what was really going on inside of me, including myself.
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Douglas MacArthur
American General
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
I have become the person I am today, as a result of both the successes and the scars in my life.
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Terry Bradshaw
American Athlete
When I was labeled stupid, that scarred me forever.
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Carol Burnett
American Actress
Because nobody goes through life without a scar.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
If you're a father of a child who dies, it's an experience that never leaves you. It scars you forever and ever and ever. And so when I do any kind of story with somebody who's in the same position as my daughter was, there's no question that something comes out of me and embraces that story in a way that only a father who lost a child could.
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J. Kenji Lopez-Alt
American Chef
Over the years, I've discovered that lessons in cooking come in two forms. There are the lessons that you never fully learn; skills that you get better and better at, but never quite perfect. Then there are the lessons that you only need to learn once because the results of not following them will literally scar you for life.
Quote examples
Gregory Porter
American Musician
I had a long-term relationship that failed. I had some health issues. When you dip down emotionally you can gather some things that help you when you do rise. If you go through it and you're OK, you can develop some scars that help you in the time after.
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Golshifteh Farahani
Iranian Actress
I have scars from every film I have made. There is nothing to protect actors. They treat you worse than a dog. You work like a slave, and you know, I like it. That is the way it should be. Every film should be like your last.
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Jake Roberts
American Celebrity
I went through a lot in my life that scarred me pretty good. I built a wall around myself to the point where nobody knew what was really going on inside of me, including myself.
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Douglas MacArthur
American General
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
It is foolish to pretend that one is fully recovered from a disappointed passion. Such wounds always leave a scar.
Quote examples
Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
I have become the person I am today, as a result of both the successes and the scars in my life.
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Terry Bradshaw
American Athlete
When I was labeled stupid, that scarred me forever.
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Carol Burnett
American Actress
Because nobody goes through life without a scar.
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