Canker

What do we mean by canker?

Ulceration of the mouth and lips. noun

An inflammation or infection of the ear and auditory canal, especially in dogs and cats. noun

A condition in horses similar to but more advanced than thrush. noun

A localized diseased or necrotic area on a plant part, especially on a trunk, branch, or twig of a woody plant, usually caused by fungi or bacteria. noun

Any of several diseases of plants characterized by the presence of such lesions. noun

A source of spreading corruption or decay. noun

To attack or infect with canker. intransitive verb

To infect with corruption or decay. intransitive verb

To become infected with or as if with canker. intransitive verb

An irregular excrescence on the trunks or branches of woody plants, caused by the perennial effort of the tissues to overcome an injury. Cankers may be originated by various causes, such as accidental wounds, injuries by frost, insects, fungi or bacteria, or various combinations of these. noun

A disease of fowls affecting the mouth and windpipe. It produces ulceration and often ends in death. noun

To infect with canker, either literally or figuratively; eat into, corrode, or corrupt; infect as with a poisonous influence; render ill-conditioned or venomous; make sour and ill-natured.

To corrode; grow corrupt; be infected with some poisonous or pernicious influence; be or become ill-conditioned or malignant.

To fret; become peevish.

To decay or waste away by means of any noxious cause; grow rusty or discolored by oxidation, as a metal.

A cancerous, gangrenous, or ulcerous sore or disease, whether in animals or plants; hence, any corroding or other noxious agency producing ulceration, gangrene, rot, decay, etc. noun

Specifically— Cancrum oris (which see, under cancrum). noun

A disease or fungus attacking trees or other plants and causing slow decay. noun

In farriery, a disease in horses' feet, causing a discharge of fetid matter from the cleft in the middle of the frog, generally originating in a diseased thrush. noun

A plant disease marked by gradual decay.

A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.

A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.

A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.

Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.

A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.

An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush.

An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

A painful white, or sometimes red bump in your mouth. You might get them on the inside of your lips, the inside of your cheeks, or anywhere in your gums. They're normally caused by putting something dirty in your mouth, such as keys, or simply putting money in your mouth (nickles, quaters, dimes etc.) or even not washing your fruits! These things usally last for 1 or 2 weeks. It heals better if you don't put any treatment on it. But try advil to reduce the pain. Urban Dictionary

A dried hard compacted snot ball from your nose Urban Dictionary

Sore caused by herpes or infected shaving bump. Urban Dictionary

A slut, typically a dirty prostitute or meth whore, exhibiting a variety of infected pustules around the mouth, genitala ans rectum including, but not limited to herpes, cold sores, genital warts and scabies. Urban Dictionary

A nasty, dirty and often diseased whore's crotch. Typically the filthy crotch and neither region of a prostitute, meth whore or crack whore or just a chick with a dirty, cankered up crotch. Urban Dictionary

Verb - being completely utterly fucked up adj - corrupt, down right wrong noun - a worthless bastard (born through first use on August 29, 2005 through the creative stylings of R&T) Urban Dictionary

Mouth ulcer. Basically just a small open wound in your mouth that hurts like hell. Urban Dictionary

A fellatious woman. an term meant to be used behind someone's back Urban Dictionary

The most painful fucking thing your mouth can ever experience Urban Dictionary

An STD infested slut, a thief of love and innocence. Urban Dictionary

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Nouns that are often described by the adjective canker:
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Consonant match to canker:
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