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1. (n.) canker
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, esp. in the mouth.
2. canker
a defined area of diseased tissue, esp. in woody stems.
3. canker
something that corrupts or destroys; blight.
4. (v.t.) canker
to infect with canker.
5. canker
to corrupt; destroy slowly.
6. (v.i.) canker
to become infected with or as if with canker.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE cancer < L; )
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) canker
a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
2. (noun) canker, canker sore
an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
3. (verb) pestilence, canker
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
"racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
4. (verb) canker
become infected with a canker
5. (verb) canker
infect with a canker
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1. (noun) canker
a corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma
2. (noun) canker
anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy
3. (noun) canker
a disease incident to trees, causing the bark to rot and fall off
4. (noun) canker
an obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually resulting from neglected thrush
5. (noun) canker
a kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose
6. (verb) canker
to affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume
7. (verb) canker
to infect or pollute; to corrupt
8. (verb) canker
to waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral
9. (verb) canker
to be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous
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