cancer

/kˈænsɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
3. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
4. the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
5. type genus of the family Cancridae

Synonyms for cancer

• malignant neoplastic disease
• Crab
• Cancer the Crab
• genus Cancer

Words that rhyme with cancer

• answer
• dancer
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• advancer
• anticancer
• enhancer
• freelancer
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• ganser
• lanser
• manser
• mansour
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• pancer
• raindancer