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1 Canker -- rank: 1000

Canker definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CANKER, n. 1. A disease incident to trees, which causes the ... that corrodes, corrupts or destroys. Sacrilege may prove an eating canker. And their word will eat as doth a canker. Tim. 2. 4. An eating, corroding, virulent humor; corrosion. 5 ... matter from the cleft in the middle of the frog. CANKER, v.i. To grow corrupt; to decay, or waste away ... especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) [syn: canker, canker sore] 3: a pernicious and malign influence that ...

2 Water canker -- rank: 844

Water canker definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Water canker Wa"ter can"ker (Med.) See Canker, n., 1. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker Can"ker (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr ... of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma. 2. Anything which ...

3 Black canker -- rank: 833

Black canker definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Black Black, a. [OE. blak ... black-headed bunting (Embriza Sch[oe]niclus) of Europe. Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a ... dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker Can"ker (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr ... of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma. 2. Anything which corrodes, ...

4 canker of the mouth -- rank: 823

canker of the mouth definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker Can"ker (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS. cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr ... of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma. 2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts ... Richard, that sweet lovely rose. And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke. --Shak. Black canker. See under Black.

5 Canker-bit -- rank: 789

Canker-bit definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker-bit Can"ker-bit`, a. Eaten out by canker, or as by canker. [Obs.]

6 Canker blossom -- rank: 789

Canker blossom definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker blossom Can"ker blos`som That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.] O me! you juggler! you canker blossom! You thief of Love! --Shak.

7 Canker-like -- rank: 776

Canker-like definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CANKER-LIKE, a. Eating or corrupting like a canker.

8 canker sore -- rank: 776

canker sore definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ... especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) [syn: canker, canker sore] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1596 a painful ...

9 Canker rash -- rank: 776

Canker rash definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Rash Rash, n. [OF ... or efflorescence on the body, with little or no elevation. Canker rash. See in the Vocabulary. Nettle rash. See Urticaria. Rose ... Roseola. Tooth rash. See Red-gum. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker rash Can"ker rash` (Med.) A form of scarlet fever ...

10 chestnut canker -- rank: 763

chestnut canker definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a disease of American chestnut trees [syn: chestnut blight, chestnut canker, chestnut-bark disease]

11 stem canker -- rank: 763

stem canker definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: rhizoctinia disease of potatoes [syn: little potato, rosette, russet scab, stem canker]

12 Canker-fly -- rank: 763

Canker-fly definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CANKER-FLY, n. A fly that preys on fruit.

13 Canker bloom -- rank: 763

Canker bloom definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker bloom Can"ker bloom` The bloom or blossom of the ...

14 Canker-worm -- rank: 763

Canker-worm definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CANKER-WORM, n. A worm, destructive to trees or plants. In ...

15 Canker fly -- rank: 763

Canker fly definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Canker fly Can"ker fly` A fly that preys on fruit ...