Wart Definition

wôrt
warts
noun
warts
A small, usually hard, tumorous growth on the skin, caused by a virus.
Webster's New World
Any small protuberance, as a glandular protuberance on a plant.
Webster's New World
A genital wart.
American Heritage Medicine
An imperfection, failing, flaw, etc.
A lovable person, warts and all.
Webster's New World
One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
warts and all
  • All defects and imperfections notwithstanding:

    They love each other, warts and all.

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Other Word Forms of Wart

Noun

Singular:
wart
Plural:
warts

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Origin of Wart

  • Middle English from Old English wearte

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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