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Wart

//wɔɹt// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

    "A wart has appeared on my toe."

  2. 2
    (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus wordnet
  3. 3
    Any similar growth occurring in plants or animals, such as the parotoid glands in the back of toads.
  4. 4
    any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) wordnet
  5. 5
    Anything unsightly or undesirable; a blemish. figuratively, informal

    "Things that look too good to be true usually are, and every company has some warts that need to be taken into account."

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  1. 6
    an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of the prefixes used in Hungarian notation. derogatory, slang

    "Hungarian warts suck big time! If you need them, your functions are too big and your class interface is much too fat."

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.

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