Definition of Canker

Noun

  • 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"
  • an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
    - canker sore
  • a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark

Verb

  • infect with a canker
  • become infected with a canker
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Word games points for the Canker

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Unscramble canker

75 unscramble word found using the letters canker.
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