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canker
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
canker
(noun)
canker sore
(noun)
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canker
/
ˈ
kæŋkɚ/
noun
plural
cankers
canker
/
ˈ
kæŋkɚ/
noun
plural
cankers
Learner's definition of CANKER
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1
:
something that causes bad things to happen
—
usually singular
Poverty is the
canker
of this neighborhood.
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:
any of various plant diseases
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