wen

1
[ wen ]
/ wɛn /
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noun

Pathology. a benign encysted tumor of the skin, especially on the scalp, containing sebaceous matter; a sebaceous cyst.
British. a large, crowded city or a crowded urban district: London is the great wen of England.

Origin of wen

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before 1000; Middle English, Old English wenn; cognate with Dutch wen

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wen

wen when

Words nearby wen

welty, eudora, welwitschia, welwyn garden city, wembley, wemyss, wen, wen-yen, wena, wenatchee, wenceslaus, wench

Definition for wen (2 of 2)

wen 2
[ wen ]
/ wɛn /

noun

wynn.

Words related to wen

sac, sore, blister, vesicle, bag, injury, pouch, bleb, cancer, outgrowth, swelling, polyp, lump, parasite, excrescence, mole, fungus, thickening, cancroid

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British Dictionary definitions for wen (1 of 2)

wen 1
/ (wɛn) /

noun

pathol a sebaceous cyst, esp one occurring on the scalp
a large overcrowded city (esp London in the phrase the great wen)

Word Origin for wen

Old English wenn; related to Danish dialect van, væne, Dutch wenn

British Dictionary definitions for wen (2 of 2)

wen 2
/ (wɛn) /

noun

a rune having the sound of Modern English w

Word Origin for wen

Old English wen, wyn

Medical definitions for wen

wen
[ wĕn ]

n.

sebaceous cyst