It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother.
Source: wiktionary
Keloid
/[ˈkiː.lɔɪd]/
Synonyms for "keloid" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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2 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 6 languages.
German
2 entries- Narbe noun (growth of scar tissue)
- Narbengewebe noun (growth of scar tissue)
Greek
1 entries- χηλοειδές noun (growth of scar tissue)
Indonesian
1 entries- keloid noun (growth of scar tissue)
Polish
2 entries- bliznowiec noun (growth of scar tissue)
- keloid noun (growth of scar tissue)
Portuguese
1 entries- queloide noun (growth of scar tissue)
Vietnamese
1 entries- sẹo trâu noun (growth of scar tissue)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The scar on his neck from running through that plate glass on one of our licks has keloided smooth and shiny.
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