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can·ker
canker
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- pronunciation:
- kaeng
kr
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an ulcerous sore, esp. inside the mouth.
- synonyms:
- ulceration
- similar words:
- blister, gumboil, lesion, pimple, ulcer
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definition 2: |
a diseased area on a woody plant.
- synonyms:
- abscess
- similar words:
- disease, inflammation, lesion, tubercle, tumor
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definition 3: |
an animal disease characterized by sores.
- similar words:
- disease
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definition 4: |
any cause of corruption or decay.
- synonyms:
- blight, cancer, malignancy, ulcer
- similar words:
- bane, disease, infestation, pestilence, plague, poison, scourge
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related words: |
boil, gall, taint |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
cankers, cankering, cankered |
definition 1: |
to infect with sores.
- similar words:
- blight, contaminate, infect, inflame, ulcerate
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definition 2: |
to debilitate by spreading corruption.
- synonyms:
- debilitate, infect
- similar words:
- contaminate, corrode, corrupt, debase, enfeeble, harm, poison, pollute, taint, weaken
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related words: |
rot |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to be afflicted with or as if with cankers.
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related words: |
mortify |
derivation: |
cankerous (adj.) |
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