Defenition of the word canker
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Defenition of the word canker
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or living of the mouth)
- infect with a canker
- become infected with a canker
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
Synonyms for the word canker
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- bane
- blight
- cancer
- corruption
- disease
- evil
- malignancy
- menace
- pest
- plague
- scourge
Similar words in the canker
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- canker
- canker's
- cankered
- cankering
- cankerous
- cankers
Hypernyms for the word canker
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- come down
- infect
- influence
- plant disease
- sicken
- ulcer
- ulceration
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