scar
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Is scar a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of scar?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (by extension) A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.Examples: "Thus, it is wise to avoid cultivating an emotional scar, as it can play havoc with your happiness and success."broadly
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To mark the skin permanently.Examples: "Yet I'll not shed her blood; / Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow."transitive
2. (intransitive) To form a scar.Examples: "Iron and coal were the magnets that drew railways to this land of lovely valleys and silent mountains—for such it was a century-and-a-half ago, before man blackened the valleys with the smoke of his forges, scarred the green hills with his shafts and waste-heaps, and drove the salmon from the quiet Rhondda and the murmuring Taff."; "And black skin scars badly. Whatʼs left behind stays pink and angry, always."intransitive
3. (transitive, figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.Examples: "Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life."figurativelytransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary