n.
Pronunciation: ' wo ̇ rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wearte; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavic vr ě d ŭ injury
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities that is caused by any of several papillomaviruses ― called also verruca vulgaris b : any of numerous similar skin lesions
2 : an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart especially : a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant
3 a : one that suggests a wart especially in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness b : DEFECT , IMPERFECTION ― often used in the phrase warts and all
– wart · ed \ ' wo ̇ r-t ə d \ adjective
– wart · less \ ' wo ̇ rt-l ə s \ adjective
– warty \ ' wo ̇ r-t ē \ adjective