scar
part of speech
noun (a scar, scars); verb (scar, scars, scarred, scarring)
meaning for a pupil
1) A scar is a mark left on your skin after a cut, burn or wound has healed. tree →
2) A scar is also a lasting sign of a bad experience, in feelings or on land. tree →
3) To scar means to leave a scar. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The priest uses a scar as a sign that the person is clean. Job says God "scares" him with dreams, meaning He terrifies him. In the primary lessons: In health lessons scars show how the body heals itself; in stories a scar can tell part of a character's past (like Harry Potter's lightning scar). Phrases: «leave a scar», «a deep scar», «scarred for life».
examples
- But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (Torah LEV.13.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; (Writings JOB.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have a scar on my knee from falling off my bike. tree →
- The cut healed but left a scar. tree →
- Harry Potter has a scar on his forehead. tree →
- Scars often fade over time. tree →
- The forest fire scarred the hills. tree →
- Don't pick scabs, or they might scar. tree →
- The cat had a scar on its ear from a fight. tree →
- Many a wound I got from men, many a sorrowful scar. tree →
note
Countable. Double r: scarred, scarring. Trap: «scar» vs «scare» — scarred (had a scar) vs scared (frightened). A scab comes first, then the skin heals, sometimes leaving a scar.
In the corpora
- Sperm whales dive deep to hunt giant squid, and many sperm whales carry round scars left by the squid's suckers.
- Scratching chickenpox spots can cause infection and scars, so keep nails short and use the cooling lotion an adult gives you.
- Do not pick a scab, because it protects the new skin underneath and picking can cause scars.
- Wash spots gently twice a day and do not squeeze them, because squeezing can cause scars and infection.
- Kieran rolled up his sleeve to show his scar from a street fight like it was a medal.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.