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wart
[ wawrt ]
noun
- a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
- any small protuberance, as on the surface of certain plants, the skin of certain animals, etc.
- any unattractive detrimental feature or aspect:
The biography presents the full story of the prime minister's political career, warts and all.
wart
/ wɔːt /
noun
- Also calledverruca pathol any firm abnormal elevation of the skin caused by a virus
- botany a small rounded outgrowth
- warts and allwith all blemishes evident
wart
/ wôrt /
- A small growth on the skin caused by a virus, occurring typically on the hands or feet.
- A similar growth on a plant, especially one caused by a fungal disease.
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Derived Forms
- ˈwartˌlike, adjective
- ˈwarty, adjective
- ˈwarted, adjective
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Other Words From
- warted adjective
- wartless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wart1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wart1
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Example Sentences
Worry-wart Country Club Republicans say, “How about his father?”
In the limelight, every glitch and wart becomes an eyesore for an international audience.
A mole or wart discovered on any part of an old woman's body was thought to be a witch-mark.
Make a wart bleed, and put the blood on a penny, throw the latter away, and the finder will get the wart.
If all my ascensions could be put together, they would out-top Olympus and make Ossa a wart.
They are there without any apparent reason, as if they were a wart on the smooth cheek of mother nature.
The water is a hundred fathoms deep between Trigger Island and that little green wart out there on the face of the ocean.
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