English to English
canker
('k/&//N/k/@/r
)
noun (n)
- a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of(noun.cognition)Example:
According to him, I was the canker in their midst.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- become infected with a canker(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- infect with a canker(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.(verb)source: webster1913
- To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.(verb)source: webster1913
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