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Definition: Wen |
WenNoun1. A common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
Synonyms: WenSynonyms: pilar cyst (n), sebaceous cyst (n), steatocystoma (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Convexity | Pimple, zit; wen, wheel, papula, pustule, pock, proud flesh, growth, sarcoma, caruncle, corn, wart, pappiloma, furuncle, polypus, fungus, fungosity, exostosis, bleb, blister, blain; boil; (disease); airbubble, blob, papule, verruca. |
Disease | Sore, ulcer, abscess, fester, boil; pimple, wen; (swelling); carbuncle, gathering, imposthume, peccant humor, issue; rot, canker, cold sore, fever sore; cancer, carcinoma, leukemia, neoplastic disease, malignancy, tumor; caries, mortification, corruption, gangrene, sphacelus, sphacelation, leprosy; eruption, rash, breaking out. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Wen |
| English words defined with "wen": Capellet ♦ Wenny. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "wen": Swi Dynasty. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Wen" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Afrikaan (earn, gain, win), German (who, whom), Maya (to sleep), Pidgin English (that, when). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Chou wen (1974) Agents wen manong (1968) Wen Suchen (1966) Jia ting wen ti (1964) Mi mi wen jian san ling san (1964) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
O Wen Wister | When you call me that, smile! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Hong Kong | In May, the PRC-owned newspaper Wen Wei Po criticized RTHK for suggesting that Tibet was a country. (references) |
Hong Kong | There are 15 daily newspapers, all privately owned in name although four are supported financially--and guided editorially--by the PRC (Wen Wei Po, Ta Kung Pao, the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, and the China Daily). (references) | |
China | In December 2000, Jiang Weiping, a reporter for the Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Pao newspaper, was detained for writing stories alleging that authorities had covered up several embezzlement schemes in Liaoning Province. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Wen" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 74.24% of the time. "Wen" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 74.24% | 49 | 48,677 |
| Unclassified Items | 24.24% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.52% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 66 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "wen" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wen | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,096 |
| Wen | Last name | 1,000 | 18,387 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "wen": the great wen ♦ Wen Ch'ang. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wen": Wen-li, Wen-Ti, wen-tze. | |
Ending with "wen": chang-wen. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
jeld wen | 204 | hua wen xia zai | 7 |
wen | 96 | cheng wen xue | 7 |
ming na wen | 93 | wen polisher | 7 |
hua wen xia zhai | 38 | jiabao wen | 6 |
inc product wen | 20 | door jeld wen window | 6 |
wen ho lee | 19 | jeld tradition wen | 6 |
wen tzui pin | 19 | fang lu wen | 5 |
door jeld wen | 18 | ming na wen picture | 5 |
jeld wen window | 17 | wen electric chain saw | 5 |
tool wen | 17 | lianxing wen | 5 |
wen power tool | 15 | wen xue | 4 |
city wen xue | 14 | foundation jeld wen | 4 |
chain saw wen | 14 | lumberjack wen | 4 |
product wen | 13 | saw wen | 4 |
ming na wen nude | 12 | jia jing wen | 4 |
landy wen | 11 | wen spencer | 4 |
tzu wen | 11 | tzuipin wen | 4 |
inc jeld wen | 9 | buffer wen | 4 |
bi wen xia | 8 | orbital polisher wen | 4 |
wen zhao zhuo | 8 | jiang wen | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "wen"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Tumor Beninj I Lëkurës, Lyth (callus, papilloma, wart). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Липома. (various references) | |
Czech | Konglomerát (conglomerate, conglomeration). (various references) | |
Farsi | ورم روی پوست , غده (Gland, Knot, Tumor), دمل (Abscess, Blotch, Boil). (various references) | |
French | Loupe. (various references) | |
Greek | χελώνι (scrofula, Struma), Σαρκώδησ ίύστη. (various references) | |
Hungarian | faggyúdaganat. (various references) | |
Indonesian | bonggol (bump, tuber, tubercle, tuberosity). (various references) | |
Italian | Natta. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | enway.(various references) | |
Romanian | Tumoare (growth, swelling, tumor, tumour), Oraş Suprapopulat, Gâlcã, Cucui (boss, bump, lump), Bolfã. (various references) | |
Russian | Атерома, Жировая Шишка. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | izraslina (excrescence, growth, knob, knot, lump, node, nodule). (various references) | |
Swedish | utväxt (burr, growth, knob, knot, outgrowth, wart). (various references) | |
Turkish | Yağ Bezesi, Ur (excrescence, fibroid, growth, neoplasm, tuberosity, tumor, tumour, vegetation), Metropol, Büyükşehir. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Жировик, 'елике Перенаселене Місто. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 8, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egw eimi o marturwn peri emautou kai marturei peri emou o pemyaV me pathr |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ego sum qui testimonium perhibeo de me ipso et testimonium perhibet de me qui misit me Pater |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Witoðlice hyo cwæðen to hym hwærys þin fæder. Se hælend heom andswerede.& cwæð. ne cunne ge me ne minne fæder. Gyf ge me cuðen wen is þæt ge cuðenminne fæder. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | I am one yt beare witnes of my selfe and the father that sent me beareth witnes of me. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | I am one that testifieth concerning myself; and the Father that sent me, testifieth concerning me. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I give witness about myself and the Father who sent me gives witness about me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 8, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Ako usa nga nagahimog panghimatuod bahin sa akong kaugalingon, ug ang Amahan nga mao ang nagpadala kanako nagahimo usab ug panghimatuod bahin kanako." |
| Croatian | Ja svjedoèim za sebe, a svjedoèi za mene i onaj koji me posla, Otac." |
| Danish | Jeg er den, der vidner om mig selv, og Faderen, som sendte mig, vidner om mig." |
| Dutch | Ik ben het, Die van Mijzelven getuig, en de Vader, Die Mij gezonden heeft, getuigt van Mij. |
| Finnish | Minä olen se, joka todistan itsestäni, ja minusta todistaa myös Isä, joka on minut lähettänyt." |
| French | je rends témoignage de moi-même, et le Père qui m`a envoyé rend témoignage de moi. |
| German | Ich bin's, der ich von mir selbst zeuge; und der Vater, der mich gesandt hat, zeugt auch von mir. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen sèvi temwen pou tèt pa m'; Papa a ki voye m' lan sèvi m' temwen tou. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Yang memberi kesaksian tentang diri-Ku ada dua--Aku dan Bapa yang mengutus Aku." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Aku inilah yang menyaksi akan diri-Ku sendiri, dan lagi Bapa, yang menyuruhkan Aku, Ia pun menyaksi akan Daku." |
| Italian | orbene, sono io che do testimonianza di me stesso, ma anche il Padre, che mi ha mandato, mi d testimonianza». |
| Latvian | Es esmu, kas liecîbu dod pats par sevi, un par mani liecina Tçvs, kas mani sûtîjis. |
| Maori | Ko ahau tenei hei kaiwhakaatu moku ano, hei kaiwhakaatu ano moku te Matua, nana nei ahau i tono mai. |
| Norwegian | Jeg er den som vidner om mig, og Faderen, som har utsendt mig, vidner om mig. |
| Portuguese | Sou eu que dou testemunho de mim mesmo, e o Pai que me enviou, também dá testemunho de mim. |
| Rumanian | deci despre Mine knsumi, mqrturisesc Eu, wi despre Mine mqrturisewte wi Tatql, care M`a trimes.`` |
| Russian | с уБН УЧЙ"ЕФЕМШУФЧХА П уЕ'Е, Й УЧЙ"ЕФЕМШУФЧХЕФ П нОЕ пФЕ", ПУМБЧЫЙК нЕОС. |
| Shuar | Wátsek Wisha winia Aparsha mai métek taji. Winia Aparsha akuptukuiti" Tímiayi. |
| Swahili | Mimi najishuhudia mwenyewe, naye Baba aliyenituma, ananishuhudia pia." |
| Swedish | Här är nu jag som vittnar om mig; om mig vittnar också Fadern, som har sänt mig. |
| Uma | Ria-mi rodua sabi' -ku: Aku' moto-mi hadua, pai' karodua-na Tuama-ku to mposuro-a." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wen": wench, wenched, wencher, wenchers, wenches, wenching, wend, wended, wendigo, wendigoes, wendigos, wending, wends, wennier, wenniest, wennish, wenny, wens, went, wentletrap, wentletraps. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "wen": dawen, rowen. (additional references) | |
Words containing "wen": forewent, forwent, outwent, rowens, sowens, twenties, twentieth, twentieths, twenty, underwent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wen" (pronounced we"n) |
| 3 | w e" n | when. |
| 2 | -e" n | again, amen, Ben, Benne, bren, cayenne, comedienne, den, en, Glen, handymen, hen, Ken, lawmen, Madeleine, men, oilmen, patrolmen, pen, pitchmen, Sen, ten, then, Wren, yen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: new. | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-w" | |
-1 letter: en, ne, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-w" | |
+1 letter: anew, enow, hewn, knew, news, newt, sewn, wane, wean, ween, wend, wens, went, when, wine, wren. | |
+2 letters: awned, dawen, dewan, dwine, endow, enows, newel, newer, newie, newly, newsy, newts, ngwee, owned, owner, owsen, renew, rewan, rewin, rewon, rowen, sewan, shewn, sinew, swine, tween, twine, unmew, unsew, unwed, waken, waned, wanes, waney, waxen, weans, weens, weeny, wench, wends, wenny, wheen, whens, whine, widen, wince, wined, wines, winey, winze, wizen, woken, women, woven, wrens. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Names: Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Bible Trace 15. Derivations 16. Rhymes | 17. Anagrams 18. Bibliography |
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