scar vs speckle

scar

verb
  • To mark the skin permanently. 

  • To form a scar. 

  • To affect deeply in a traumatic manner. 

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

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

  • A cliff or rock outcrop. 

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

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

  • Any permanent mark resulting from damage. 

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

speckle

verb
  • To mark with speckles. 

noun
  • A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. 

  • Kind; sort. 

  • A cluster of interchromatin granules in a nucleus. 

  • The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface. 

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