English noun: scar | |||
| 1. | scar (state) a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue | ||
| Synonyms | cicatrice, cicatrix | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symptom | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | callus, cheloid, keloid, pockmark, sword-cut, vaccination | ||
| 2. | scar (attribute) an indication of damage | ||
| Synonyms | mark, scrape, scratch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
English verb: scar | |||
| 1. | scar (contact) mark with a scar | ||
| Samples | The skin disease scarred his face permanently. | ||
| Synonyms | mark, pit, pock | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blemish, deface, disfigure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cicatrise, cicatrize, pockmark | ||
| Entail | incise | ||
| Verb group | mark, nock, score | ||