wart

[ wawrt ]

/ wɔrt /

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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.

venereal wart.

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Origin of wart

before 900; Middle English; Old English wearte; cognate with German Warze,Old Norse varta; akin to Latin verrūca wart

OTHER WORDS FROM wart

warted, adjectivewartless, adjective

Words nearby wart

warsle, Wars of the Roses, war story, war surplus, Warszawa, wart, Warta, Wartburg, wart cress, warthog, wartime

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How to use wart in a sentence

In South Carolina, the state’s 250th commission plans to share history “from all points of view,” including “the beauty and the warts and the terror of it all.”
The 250th Birthday of the U.S. Is Just a Few Years Away. Get Ready for Controversy|John Garrison Marks|March 21, 2022|Time
For example, it’s powered via a single USB connection and doesn’t require a separate wall wart, so it’s perfect for remote laptop recording away from electricity.
The best audio interfaces get your gear and creativity in sync|Jay Cabrera|September 14, 2021|Popular-Science
“Even an institution you love can have warts,” she said, “and from my perspective this is something that is crying out to be addressed.”
Comments on body parts. Questions about pregnancy. Court filing alleges ongoing harassment in judiciary.|Ann Marimow|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Despite its warts, social media has become a part of daily life for billions of people worldwide.
Social media has no incentive to fix what ails it|Jordan Lebeau|May 16, 2021|Quartz

Measles and common skin warts are examples of viral diseases.
How to find the next pandemic virus before it finds us|Lindsey Konkel|April 30, 2020|Science News For Students
Worry-wart Country Club Republicans say, “How about his father?”
Why 2016’s Hopefuls Are Hopeless|P. J. O’Rourke|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the limelight, every glitch and wart becomes an eyesore for an international audience.
Rio Buildings’ Collapse New Sign of World Cup Headache for Brazil|Mac Margolis|January 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A mole or wart discovered on any part of an old woman's body was thought to be a witch-mark.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Make a wart bleed, and put the blood on a penny, throw the latter away, and the finder will get the wart.
Current Superstitions|Various
If all my ascensions could be put together, they would out-top Olympus and make Ossa a wart.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections|William Archer
They are there without any apparent reason, as if they were a wart on the smooth cheek of mother nature.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
The water is a hundred fathoms deep between Trigger Island and that little green wart out there on the face of the ocean.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for wart

wart

/ (wɔːt) /

noun

Also called: verruca pathol any firm abnormal elevation of the skin caused by a virus

botany a small rounded outgrowth

warts and all with all blemishes evident

Derived forms of wart

warted, adjectivewartlike, adjectivewarty, adjective

Word Origin for wart

Old English weart (e); related to Old High German warza, Old Norse varta

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Scientific definitions for wart

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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