wen
1
9.9
- noun
- /wɛn/
- Archaic
:
wen
- The boy had a large wen on the lid of his left eye.
Examples
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Tussocks of white grass protruded like hairy wens from fields of black slime and stagnant ponds.
Fiction book (1993) -
I am debating whether to risk scratching the right side of my jaw, where there is a wen.
Fiction book (1997) -
The boy had a large wen on the lid of his left eye.
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I am debating whether to risk scratching the right side of my jaw, where there is a wen.
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On the side of his neck, an enormous egg-shaped bump, a wen, quivered with each word.
Synonyms
61
3.6
A small swelling under the skin that feels like a bump
1
4.2
A small harmless lump under the skin filled with oily material from a blocked gland
A small lump on the skin that holds oily material from a blocked oil gland
A small lump on the scalp filled with oil from a blocked skin gland
A small painless lump on the eyelid caused by a blocked oil gland
A small lump under the skin that is usually harmless and made from skin cells
Compounds
- Offensive
An insulting name for London because it grew fast and became crowded and dirty
How Large
- Archaic
1
9.9
118
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wen goes back to Old English and originally meant a 'swelling' or lump on the body. That's why today a wen still means a small, usually harmless cyst or lump filled with fatty material.