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wart
(wôrt)
noun
- a small, usually hard, tumorous growth on the skin, caused by a virus
- any small protuberance, as a glandular protuberance on a plant
- an imperfection, failing, flaw, etc.: a lovable person, warts and all
Origin: ME warte < OE wearte, akin to Ger warze < IE base *wer-, a raised place > L verruca, wart, varix
See wart in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.b. A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.
- A genital wart.
- a. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.b. An imperfection; a flaw.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English wearte
.Related Forms:
- wartˈed, wartˈy adjective
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