рак — meaning in English
rak
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English meaning
- cancer noun A disease in which abnormal cells grow and divide uncontrollably, often forming tumours.
- canker noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
- crayfish noun A small, freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, often eaten as food or kept in aquariums.
Senses
рак is used for these senses in English:
- Cancer Someone with a Cancer star sign.
- cancer (medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.
- canker (plant disease) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- 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.
canker — full definition
- noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
- noun A painful sore, especially inside the mouth.
- noun Figuratively, something that slowly corrupts or destroys from within.
- verb To corrode, corrupt, or slowly destroy.