VocabauraVOCABAURA

tumors

noun

Form of tumor , plural of tumor.

Simple meaning

An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

toomerz

Say the bold part a little louder.

US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtumɚz

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. plural of tumor

    An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

  2. plural of tumoroncologypathology

    An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: An abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose

Used this way, tumors is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Gentle
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Serious and weighty
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

Share your sentence

Write your own example sentence using “tumors”. We review each one before it appears.

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

brain tumorsmalignant tumorsbenign tumorsbone tumorscell tumorssolid tumorsprimary tumorshuman tumors

Tap the highlighted word to open its own entry.

Ask Vocabaura

Understand the word your way.

What Does It Mean Here?

Words can change meaning depending on context.

Use it yourself

Keep learning “tumors” by choosing the kind of practice you need next.

Want to type words like this one without looking at the keyboard? Each typing round draws from words you've learned, saved or need to review. Follow the free Learn to Type lessons and type your own vocabulary with confidence.

Dictionary data from Wiktionary via the Free Dictionary API. Simple meanings, combinations and word intelligence are built from verified reference data, no AI is used to load this page.