rak — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cancer noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
- crampon noun An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- crayfish noun A small, freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, often eaten as food or kept in aquariums.
Senses
rak is used for these senses in English:
- cancer (medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
- carcinoma (countable) An invasive malignant tumour derived from epithelial tissue that tends to metastasize to other areas of the body.
- crampon An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- crayfish Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
cancer — full definition
- noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
- noun Figuratively, something harmful that spreads and worsens unchecked.
- noun The zodiac sign of the crab, covering birthdays from late June to late July.
crampon — full definition
- noun An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
- noun An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
- noun A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.