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wart

Syllabification: (wart)
Pronunciation: /wôrt/

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Definition of wart

noun

  • a small, hard, benign growth on the skin, caused by a virus.
  • any rounded excrescence on the skin of an animal or the surface of a plant.
  • informal an obnoxious or objectionable person.
  • an undesirable or disfiguring feature:few products are without their warts

Phrases

warts and all

informal including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive:Philip must learn to accept me, warts and all

Derivatives

warty

Pronunciation: /ˈwôrtē/

adjective

Origin:

Old English wearte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wrat and German Warze

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