wen
pronunciation
How to pronounce wen in British English:
UK [wen]
How to pronounce wen in American English:
US [wen]
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- Noun:
- a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
Word Origin
- wen (n.)
- Old English wenn "a wen, tumor, wart," from Proto-Germanic *wanja- "a swelling" (cognates: Middle Low German wene, Dutch wen, dialectal German Wenne), from PIE *wen- (2) "to beat, wound" (see wound (n.)).
Example
- 1. Mr wen offered reassurances that china has no shortage .
- 2. Mr wen himself is no touter of a china model .
- 3. And grandpa wen took days to pay his respects to victims .
- 4. Yet mr wen is cautious when dealing with high-handed local authorities .
- 5. That is surely a big reason why mr wen thinks political reforms matter .