wart

/ˈwɔrt/

/wɔt/

Other forms: warts

Definitions of wart

1. noun

   any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
   type of:

   bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

   something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
2. noun

   (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
   synonyms: verruca

   types:

   common wart

   a benign growth (often with a rough surface)

   condyloma acuminatum, genital wart, venereal wart, verruca acuminata

   a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus

   juvenile wart

   a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children

   plantar wart

   a wart occurring on the sole of the foot

   type of:

   blemish, defect, mar

   a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

   keratosis

   a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
3. noun

   an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
   type of:

   imperfection, imperfectness

   the state or an instance of being imperfect