English Explanatory Dictionary

wart

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  2. Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
  3. Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish.
  4. Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation.

Pronunciation

/wɔːt/ /wɔɹt/ en-us-wart.ogg

Word forms

wart warts

Etymology

From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta and Danish vorte.

Related words

verruca

Derived words

fig-wart fruit wart genital wart Peruvian wart plantar wart planter's wart potato wart prosector's wart senile wart soot wart wall wart wart-biter warthog warts and all wart snake wartsome warty warty toad water wart woodwart worrywart
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