Definition of cancer

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • cancer is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • cancer is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • cancer is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of cancer


  • type genus of the family Cancridae (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. genus cancer
  • the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cancer the crab
    2. crab
  • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. crab
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. malignant neoplastic disease
  • a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini (noun)

See definition of cancer in Merriam Webster