canker

[US]/'kæŋkə/
[UK]/'kæŋkɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sore in the mouth; disease causing ulcers; cause of decay
vi. develop ulcers; become decayed
vt. cause to have ulcers; cause to decay.

Phrases & Collocations

canker sore

canker disease

canker in trees

Example Sentences

he hated her with a cankered, shameful abhorrence.

The amort relationship was like a black hole, and it's been cankering my soul.

Cankered material can produce effluvial carcinogen aldehyde. 2.

At the end of one of her last letters to Richardson she did not even put her name, saying it was ‘lost, barebit and gnawn, by Slander’s canker tooth’.

Canker sores can be quite painful and annoying.

Ignoring the canker on the tree may lead to its death.

The canker spread quickly throughout the orchard.

Healing a canker sore can take up to two weeks.

The canker on the rose bush affected its growth.

The cankerous growth on the plant needed to be removed.

The canker in the relationship between the two friends was causing tension.

The canker of corruption was deeply rooted in the government.

The canker of jealousy poisoned their friendship.

The canker of doubt plagued his mind constantly.

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