English to English
noun
- a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
source: WordNet 3.0
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
source: WordNet 3.0
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
Racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation.
According to him, I was the canker in their midst.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- become infected with a canker
source: WordNet 3.0
- infect with a canker
source: WordNet 3.0
- To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
source: Webster 1913
- To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [cánkœr] Kánkaro; bagâ ng suso
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
