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wart

  [wawrt]
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–noun
1. a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
2. any small protuberance, as on the surface of certain plants, the skin of certain animals, etc.
3. any unattractive detrimental feature or aspect: The biography presents the full story of the prime minister's political career, warts and all.
4. venereal wart.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE wearte; c. G Warze, ON varta; akin to L verrūca wart

Related forms:
warted, adjective
wartless, adjective
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wart   (wôrt)   
n.  

    1. A hard rough lump growing on the skin, caused by infection with certain viruses and occurring typically on the hands or feet.

    2. A similar growth or protuberance, as on a plant.

    3. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

    4. An imperfection; a flaw.

  2. A genital wart.

    1. One that resembles or is likened to a wart, especially in unattractiveness or smallness.

    2. An imperfection; a flaw.


[Middle English, from Old English wearte.]
wart'ed, wart'y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
wart

  1. n.
    an annoying person. (Also a rude term of address.) : Tell the wart to leave, or we will be forced to call Spike, who doesn't care for such persons.
  2. n.
    a problem or an obstruction in a plan. : Okay, now we come to the wart. We don't have the money to carry out this plan.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

wart 
O.E. wearte, from P.Gmc. *warton- (cf. O.N. varta, O.Fris. warte, Du. wrat, O.H.G. warza, Ger. warze "wart"), from PIE base *wer- (cf. L. verruca "swelling, wart;" see vary). Phrase warts and all "without concealment of blemishes" is attested from 1763, supposedly from Oliver Cromwell's instruction to his portrait painter.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: wart
Pronunciation: 'wo(&)rt
Function: noun
1 : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferationof the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous papillomaviruses —see FLAT WART, GENITAL WART, PLANTAR WART, VERRUCA VULGARIS
2 : any of numerous warty skin lesions not caused by human papillomaviruses
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

wart (wôrt)
n.
A hard, rough lump that grows on the skin and is caused by infection with certain viruses; it typically occurs on the hands or feet. Also called verruca, verruga.

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