cancer
Definitions
Noun
- 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
- (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in cancer
- A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between leo and gemini
- The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about june 21 to july 22
- Type genus of the family cancridae
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "cancer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancer | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | cancers | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | anticancer | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | cancer's | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | cancerous | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | cancerphobia | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | precancerous | 4 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "cancer".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "cancer".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chance | 1 | 131 |
| 2 | dancer | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | cane | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | cancel | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | chancery | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | cancers | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | canter | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | canker | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | cancer's | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | pancer | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | lancer | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | craner | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | crance | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | casner | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | carner | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | canner | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | cancro | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | canace | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | carnicero | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | cancerous | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "cancer" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "cancer" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "cancer" in the same piece of text.
Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 19
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 14
Words that Precede: 7
Statistically Associated: 19
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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