Wart

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.
  • n. A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.
  • n. A genital wart.
  • n. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.
  • n. An imperfection; a flaw.
  • idiom. warts and all Slang All defects and imperfections notwithstanding: They love each other, warts and all.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  • n. Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
  • n. Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by enlargement of its vascular papillæ, and thickening of the epidermis which covers them.
  • n. An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A small circumscribed elevation on the skin, usually with an uneven papillary surface and a broad base, caused by a localized overgrowth of the papillæ and epidermis; verruca; hence, a similar natural excrescence of the skin.
  • n. In farriery, a spongy excrescence on the pastern of the horse.
  • n. In botany, a firm glan dular or gland-like excrescence on the surface of a plant.
  • n. In entomology, a small obtuse, rounded, or flattened elevation of a surface, often of a distinct color from the rest of the part: used principally in describing larvæ.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
  • n. any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
  • n. (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
  • Equivalent
    moist wart   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    imperfection    imperfectness    jut    swelling    excrescence    prominence    bump    protuberance    gibbousness    bulge   
    Form
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Court    Dort    Mort    Porte    Stuart    abort    assort    athwart    boart    bort   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ulcer    swelling    scab    bruise    blotch    welt    freckle    pimple    blemish    birthmark