canker English

Meaning canker meaning

What does canker mean?

canker

— noun an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)

— noun a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

— verb infect with a canker

— verb become infected with a canker

— noun (= pestilence) 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

Synonyms canker synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as canker?

canker English » English

sore

ulcer

eat away

abscess

wound

pestilence

carcinoma

canker sore

cancer

worm-hole

woodworm

tumour

tarnish

scourge

rust

rottenness

rot

plague

minus

lesion

laceration

injury

evil

destroy

corrode

cold sore

caries

boil

become gangrenous

a kind of mouth disease

Topics canker topics

What do people use canker to talk about?

Person Healthy Disease

Skin disease

• What words refer to a sore in the skin?
  boil infection sore open sore scab rash ulcer abscess bunion growth tumor bruise gangrene inflammation pox lesion canker corn eruption blister bedsore cold sore

States Quality Good

Decay

• What words refer to a place on something where it is decaying?
  decay (n) rot (n) canker caries carrion dry rot