Noun: wart wort
- (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus
"He developed a painful wart on the sole of his foot";
- verruca
- Any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)
"The toad's skin was covered in small warts"
- An imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness)
"The otherwise perfect performance had one small wart: a missed note in the final movement"
Derived forms: warts
Type of: blemish, bulge, bump, defect, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, imperfection, imperfectness, jut, keratosis, mar, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
Encyclopedia: Wart