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# wen

«wen» in Mova's school dictionary: **a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (wens)

### meaning for a pupil

(old use) A wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales, a wen on an old man's cheek is a strange mark that can be lost or taken away

### examples

- The old man had a wen on his right cheek. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x1)
- Some people think a wen brings good luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x2)
- The doctor said the wen was harmless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wen» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wen/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.