Definition of "scar" []

• A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed. (noun)
• A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical: nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences. (noun)
• Botany A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem. (noun)
• A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact. (noun)
• To mark with a scar. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The lump was not big, but the scar is about 6 inches long!"
• "He had the ragged look she recognized as Vegas having run somebody down - shaggy dark hair hid his face, but his hands were callused, one thin scar creeping up the back of his hand toward his wrist."
• "The scar is relatively small and I have a stupidity award."