CANKER

/ˈkæŋkə/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: C3A1N1K5E1R1 = 12

Definition

  1. verb become infected with a canker.
  2. verb infect with a canker.
  3. noun a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark.
  4. noun an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth). — synonyms: canker_sore
  5. noun a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of. — synonyms: pestilence

Examples

  • “racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
  • “according to him, I was the canker in their midst”

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