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A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

(by extension) A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.

Any permanent mark resulting from damage.

To mark the skin permanently.

To form a scar.

(figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.

A cliff or rock outcrop.

A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.

A bare rocky place on the side of a hill or mountain.

A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae).