ALL meanings of canker
can·ker
C c - countable noun canker A canker is something evil that spreads and affects things or people. 3
- variable noun canker Canker is a disease which affects the wood of shrubs and trees, making the outer layer come away to expose the inside of the stem. 3
- noun canker an ulceration, esp of the lips or lining of the oral cavity 3
- noun canker a disease of horses in which the horn of the hoofs becomes soft and spongy 3
- noun canker an inflammation of the lining of the external ear, esp in dogs and cats, resulting in a discharge and sometimes ulceration 3
- noun canker ulceration or abscess of the mouth, eyelids, ears, or cloaca of birds 3
- noun canker an open wound in the stem of a tree or shrub, caused by injury or parasites 3
- noun canker something evil that spreads and corrupts 3
- verb canker to infect or become infected with or as if with canker 3
- noun canker an ulcerlike sore, esp. in the mouth: thought to be an immune reaction 3
- noun canker a disease of plants that causes local decay of bark and wood 3
- noun canker a diseased area of woody tissues 3
- abbreviation CANKER cankerworm 3
- noun canker anything that corrupts or gradually destroys 3
- noun canker the dog rose 3
- verb transitive canker to attack or infect with canker 3
- verb transitive canker to infect or debase with corruption 3
- intransitive verb canker to become cankered 3
- noun canker sore, ulcer 1
- noun canker plant disease 1
- noun canker sth causing corruption 1
- noun canker A necrotic, fungal disease of apple and other trees that results in damage to the bark. 1
- noun canker a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth. 1
- noun canker a disease affecting horses' feet, usually the soles, characterized by a foul-smelling exudate. 1
- noun canker a defined area of diseased tissue, especially in woody stems. 1
- noun canker something that corrodes, corrupts, destroys, or irritates. 1
- noun canker Also called canker rose. British Dialect. dog rose. 1
- verb with object canker to infect with canker. 1
- verb with object canker to corrupt; destroy slowly. 1
- verb without object canker to become infected with or as if with canker. 1
- noun canker (phytopathology) A plant disease marked by gradual decay. 0
- noun canker A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth. 0
- noun canker Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys. 0
- noun canker A kind of wild rose; the dog rose. 0
- noun canker An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush. 0
- noun canker An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae. 0
- verb canker (Transitive Verb) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. 0
- verb canker (Transitive Verb) To infect or pollute; to corrupt. 0
- verb canker (Intransitive Verb) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral. 0
- verb canker To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous. 0