Wen

Definitions

1. A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
2. Alternative spelling of when.
   alt-of, alternative, pronunciation-spelling, uncountable
3. A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

Equivalents

12 more languages

العربيةدملونوين

Bosanskion

Suomikystarakkorakkula

Gaeilgeainglisgoirín

Hrvatskion

日本語うえん温

한국어온혹

РусскийВэньжировик

Српскиon

ไทยไต

Tagalogbutlig

Tiếng Việtơn

Examples

“There was a Fellow with a Wen in his Neck, larger than five Woolpacks, and another with a couple of wooden Legs, each about twenty foot high.”

“When I have⟳ met an immigrant tottering under a bundle which contained his all--looking like⟳ an enormous wen which had grown out of the nape of his neck--I have⟳ pitied him, not because that was his all, but because he had all that to carry⟳.”

“Creeps, foreigners with tinted, oily skin, wens, sties, cysts, wheezes, bad teeth, limps, staring or—worse—with Strange Faraway Smiles.”

“I am debating whether to risk⟳ scratching the right side of my jaw, where there is a wen.”

“Wen, Wen, little Wen, here you must not build⟳, here have⟳ no abode but you must go north to the nearby hill where, poor wretch, you have⟳ a brother.”

“To find⟳ out more, I spoke with CNN wellness expert Dr. Leana Wen. Wen, a mother of two young kids, is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at the George Washington University.”

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