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nurse
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- pronunciation:
- nuhrs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
someone who cares for the sick or feeble, esp. under the guidance of a doctor.
The nurse came in to take the patient's temperature.
- synonyms:
- registered nurse, RN
- similar words:
- caretaker, practical nurse
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| definition 2: |
a woman who is paid to look after a child or several children, or to suckle a child not her own.
When the child became too old for her nurse, she was looked after by a governess.- synonyms:
- nursemaid
- similar words:
- dry nurse, governess, nanny, wet nurse
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| definition 3: |
in an insect colony, a worker that looks after the young.
- similar words:
- worker
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adjective + (n.)nurse
advanced,
cardiac,
certified,
clinical,
dedicated,
experienced,
female,
full-time,
geriatric,
head,
impaired,
intensive,
licensed,
male,
neonatal,
nursing,
occupational,
orthopaedic,
overworked,
part-time,
pediatric,
practical,
professional,
psychiatric,
registered,
retired,
sexy,
skilled,
surgical,
trained,
visiting,
vocational,
wet
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verb + (n.)nurse
assist, employ, hire, recruit, spurn, staff, supervise, train
(n.)nurse
+ verb
administer, instruct, wheel
noun + (n.)nurse
bedside,
care,
clinic,
dentist,
doctor,
emergency,
hospice,
liaison,
maternity,
medication,
oncologist,
oncology,
operating,
parish,
physician,
provider,
psychiatrist,
receptionist,
salary,
scrub,
shortage,
staff,
surgeon,
trauma,
triage,
volunteer,
wheelchair
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nurses, nursing, nursed |
| definition 1: |
to give medical care to.
They nursed the sick kitten.- synonyms:
- attend, doctor, minister to
- similar words:
- take care of, tend, treat
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| definition 2: |
to breast-feed (a baby).
She nursed her baby through his first year.
- synonyms:
- breast-feed, suckle
- similar words:
- feed, nourish, wet-nurse
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| definition 3: |
to attempt to cure.
He stayed home to nurse his cold.- synonyms:
- treat
- similar words:
- attend, cure, heal, remedy, take care of
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| definition 4: |
to look after the needs of.
The manager nursed the company through the slump.- synonyms:
- take care of, tend
- similar words:
- favor, keep, look after, maintain, mind, mother, succor, suckle, sustain
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| definition 5: |
to keep alive or active by dwelling upon.
He's always nursing a grievance.- synonyms:
- harbor, hold, nurture
- similar words:
- foster, keep, sustain
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| definition 6: |
to eat, drink, or use up slowly.
She nursed her drink for an hour.The children nursed their allowance so it lasted the whole vacation.- similar words:
- conserve, husband, save, sip, spare
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| related words: |
cherish, help, nurture |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to give or receive nourishment from the breast.
The baby was fussy and wanted to nurse.- synonyms:
- breast-feed, suckle
- similar words:
- wet-nurse
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| definition 2: |
to perform the duties of a nurse.
He finished his studies and he's nursing now.- similar words:
- attend, doctor
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| related words: |
minister |
(v.)nurse
+ adverb
along, frequently, public
(v.)nurse
+ noun
ankle, baby, beer, bottle, breast, coffee, cub, cup, drink, facility, glass, grudge, hangover, health, home, infant, injury, milk, son, wound
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