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drug
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- pronunciation:
- druhg
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a substance used to cure or heal; medicine.
The doctor gave him a special drug to help his digestion.- similar words:
- medicine, stimulus
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| definition 2: |
a substance that causes a chemical change in the body and may cause addiction; narcotic.
He is trying to break his addiction to drugs.- similar words:
- dope, stimulus
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| related words: |
anesthetic, antidote, cure, narcotic |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
drugs, drugging, drugged |
| definition: |
to give a drug to.
The veterinarian drugged the cat to lessen the pain of the operation.- similar words:
- dope
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| related words: |
deaden, sedate |
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an amount of drugs |
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dose |
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people associated with drugs |
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doctor, druggist, pharmacist, physician, psychiatrist |
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similar to drugs |
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medicine |
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some actions with drugs |
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apply, cure, dispense, give, heal, inhale, prepare, prescribe, swallow, take |
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some effects of drugs |
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anesthesia, grogginess, healing, numbing, relaxing, unconsciousness |
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some examples of drugs |
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aspirin, ether, penicillin |
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some kinds of drugs |
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anesthetic, antibiotic, antiseptic, herb, narcotic, preventive, tonic |
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some methods for giving or taking drugs |
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capsule, compress, dressing, eyedropper, injection, iv, lozenge, needle, ointment, pellet, pill, preparation, spray, syrup, tablet, wash |
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some places for drugs |
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drugstore, pharmacy |
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some things used to make drugs |
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alcohol, bacteria, camphor, cashew, eucalyptus, peppermint, resin, yeast |
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