canker

/kˈæŋkɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
2. an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
3. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
   “racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”

verb

1. become infected with a canker
2. infect with a canker

Synonyms for canker

• canker sore
• pestilence

Words that rhyme with canker

• anchor
• banker
• ranker
• tanker
• hanker
• rancor
• supertanker
• anker
• betancur
• danker
• manker
• sanker
• shanker