wart

Everyday

1. A wart is a small, hard, rough lump that grows on the skin, often on hands or feet, caused by a virus. tree →
2. A wart can be any small lump on a plant or animal's skin, like on a toad. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons warts are common and usually harmless; they can spread by touch, so do not pick them, and keep feet covered in changing rooms (a wart on the foot is called a verruca or plantar wart). In stories witches are often drawn with warts. Phrases: «warts and all» (including all the bad parts), «a verruca».

Examples

• I have a wart on my finger. tree →
• Don't pick at a wart; it can spread. tree →
• The doctor froze the wart to remove it. tree →
• Wear flip-flops in the changing room to avoid a verruca, a wart on the foot. tree →
• The witch in the picture had a wart on her nose. tree →
• Toads have bumpy skin, but you can't catch warts from them. tree →
• He told the story of his trip, warts and all. tree →
• Warthogs have lumps on their faces that look like warts. tree →

Note

Countable: «a wart». Myth: you do not get warts from touching toads or frogs; they come from a human virus. «Warts and all» means showing the bad things as well as the good.