I. ˈskär, ˈskȧ(r noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English skerre, skar, from Old Norse sker skerry; akin to Old Norse skera to cut — more at shear
1.
a. : an isolated or protruding rock
b. : a steep rocky eminence : a bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth
2. : a hard cinder : furnace slag : clinker
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English scar, escare, from Middle French escare scab, from Late Latin eschara, from Greek, hearth, fireplace, scab
1. : a mark left in the skin or an internal organ by new connective tissue that replaces tissue injured (as by a burn, ulcer, incision) — compare cicatrix
2.
a.
(1) : a mark left on a stem or branch by a fallen leaf or harvested fruit or on a seed by separation of the funicle
(2) : catface
b. : cicatrix 2
3. : a mark or indentation resulting from damage or wear
the scars of bullets on the … church door — Kay Boyle
4. : a lasting effect of a disturbing experience (as of dishonor, lapse of integrity, or a wound to the feelings by affliction, loss, or disappointment) : a remaining painful memory or maladjustment following an emotional or social trauma
one of his men had been killed … in a manner that left a scar upon his mind — H.G.Wells
III. verb
( scarred ; scarred ; scarring ; scars )
transitive verb
1. : to mark with a scar : mar , disfigure
2. : to leave a lasting ill effect on
two events that scarred the man — the inquiry into his conduct as governor … and the death of his wife — G.W.Johnson
the weariness, the disdain and passion that scarred his mind — Anne D. Sedgwick
intransitive verb
1. : to form a scar
2. : to become scarred
IV. ˈskär adjective
Etymology: Old Norse skjarr
chiefly Scotland : scared , shy
V.
dialect
variant of scare