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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɔː^rt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɔrt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wôrt)

wart /wɔrt/USA pronunciation n.

[countable]

Pathologya small, often hard growth on the skin, usually caused by a virus.
Plant Diseases, Veterinary Diseasesa small swelling, as on the surface of certain plants.
any unattractive feature or aspect of someone:He wrote a truthful and accurate profile of the man, warts and all.

wart•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

wart (wôrt),USA pronunciation n.

Pathologya small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
Plant Diseases, Veterinary Diseasesany 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.
PathologySee venereal wart.

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

wart′ed, adj.
wart′less, adj.

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wart /wɔːt/ n

Also called: verruca any firm abnormal elevation of the skin caused by a virus
a small rounded outgrowth
warts and all ⇒ (warts-and-all when prenominal) with all blemishes evident; including the bad features or aspects

Etymology: Old English weart(e); related to Old High German warza, Old Norse vartaˈwarty adj

'wart' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pudding - vegetate - verruca - verrucose - ward - bleed - crown wart - elephant's-trunk snake - keratosis - mycelium - papilloma - piddock - venereal wart - verruca vulgaris - verrucous - warthog - wart snake - warty - worrywart

In Lists: Facial/skin blemishes, shoe dog words, shoe dog words, more...

Synonyms: protuberance, spot, mole, projection, blemish, more...

Collocations: a [nose, foot, cheek] wart, has a wart on his [nose], [facial, venereal, genital] warts, more...

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