wart

[wawrt] /wɔrt/

noun

a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.

any small protuberance, as on the surface of certain plants, the skin of certain animals, etc.

any unattractive detrimental feature or aspect:

The biography presents the full story of the prime minister's political career, warts and all.

venereal wart.

Origin

before 900; Middle English; Old English wearte; cognate with German Warze, Old Norse varta; akin to Latin verrūca wart

Related forms

warted, adjective

wartless, adjective

Examples from the web for warts

On the national scene people haven't yet had a chance to grow tired of him, or to examine the warts and the skeletons.
The size of the tent is representative of the acceptance of those from outside it warts and all.
Learn why these amphibians are special-warts and all.
It's easy to see why economists would embrace cities, warts and all, as engines of prosperity.
Wart removers are medicines used to eliminate warts, which are small, usually painless growths on the skin caused by a virus.
The vapor emitted as the wart tissue is destroyed is likely to contain material from the papilloma viruses that cause warts.
Cervical tumors might be innocuous but overgrown warts.
The virus causes warts and benign tumors, which are communicable.
As someone else said above, history should be about what happened, warts and all.
Science is the process of understanding what is, warts and all.

British Dictionary definitions for warts

wart

/wɔːt/

noun

(pathol) Also called verruca. any firm abnormal elevation of the skin caused by a virus

(botany) a small rounded outgrowth

warts and all, with all blemishes evident

Derived Forms

warted, adjective
wartlike, adjective
warty, adjective

Word Origin

Old English weart(e); related to Old High German warza, Old Norse varta

Word Origin and History for warts

wart

Old English wearte, from Proto-Germanic *warton- (cf. Old Norse varta, Old Frisian warte, Dutch wrat, Old High German warza, German warze "wart"), from PIE root *wer- (1) "high, raised spot on the body, or other bodily infirmity" (cf. Latin 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.

warts in Medicine

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.

warts in Science

wart

(wôrt)

A small growth on the skin caused by a virus, occurring typically on the hands or feet.
A similar growth on a plant, especially one caused by a fungal disease.

Slang definitions & phrases for warts

wart

noun

A flaw; an imperfection: The new format has some warts, but no integrity warts

Related Terms

worrywart

[probably from warts and all]