Promontory vs Scar - What's the difference?
promontory | scar | Related terms |
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
(anatomy) A projecting part of the body.
To mark the skin permanently.
* Shakespeare
To form a scar.
(figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
Promontory is a related term of scar.
As nouns the difference between promontory and scar
is that promontory is a high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff while scar is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound or scar can be a cliff or scar can be a marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish.As a verb scar is
to mark the skin permanently.promontory
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Noun
(promontories)Synonyms
* headland * hoescar
English
(wikipedia scar)Etymology 1
Conflation of (etyl) . More at shard.Synonyms
* cicatriceVerb
(scarr)- Yet I'll not shed her blood; / Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow.
- Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life.