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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

  1. noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
  2. noun Figuratively, something harmful that spreads and worsens unchecked.
  3. noun The zodiac sign of the crab, covering birthdays from late June to late July.

crampon — full definition

  1. noun An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
  2. noun An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
  3. noun A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

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