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    canker

    canker - Dictionary definition and meaning for word canker

    Definition
    (noun) a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark Definition
    (noun) an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
    Synonyms : canker sore
    Definition
    (noun) a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
    Synonyms : pestilence
    Example Sentence
    • racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation
    • according to him, I was the canker in their midst
    Definition
    (verb) become infected with a canker Definition
    (verb) infect with a canker
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for canker

canker relates to CANCER which is also a kind of ulcer.

CANKER has a TANKER and kills every1 who cmes in his way....so CANKER z EVIL

canker -- 'daal mein canker...'

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something like kankar

Smoking is a CANKER that causes CANCER.

canker sounds like CANCER (mouth cancer) which is also a kind of ulcer.

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