nurse
11 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
nurses
plural
nurses
Britannica Dictionary definition of NURSE
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1
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a person who is trained to care for sick or injured people and who usually works in a hospital or doctor's office
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see also charge nurse, licensed practical nurse, registered nurse
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The nurse will take your blood pressure before the doctor sees you.
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Nurse, may I have some water?
2
old-fashioned
:
a woman who is paid to take care of a young child usually in the child's home
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see also wet nurse
2
nurse
/ˈnɚs/
verb
nurses;
nursed;
nursing
2
nurse
/ˈnɚs/
verb
nurses;
nursed;
nursing
Britannica Dictionary definition of NURSE
1
[+ object]
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to take care of or help (someone who is sick or injured)
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The staff nursed me back to health. [=the staff took care of me until I was healthy again]
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She is nursing her son through his illness.
2
[+ object]
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to give special care or attention to (something)
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to try to keep (something) from failing
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The couple nursed the business through hard times.
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He nursed the farm back to productivity.
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The team nursed a 1–0 lead until the last inning.
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The player is still out nursing an ankle injury. = The player is still out nursing her ankle. [=the player is caring for her injured ankle so that it will not get worse]
3
a
[+ object]
:
to feed (a baby or young animal) with milk from the mother's body
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She nursed [=breast-fed, suckled] her baby for several months.
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The dog nursed her puppies.
b
[no object]
of a baby or young animal
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to take milk from the mother's body
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The baby nursed for several months.
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The puppies nursed for eight weeks.
4
[+ object]
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to hold (something, such as an idea or a strong feeling) in your mind for a long time
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He is not one to nurse a grievance/grudge.
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She nursed a secret desire to move to the city.
5
[+ object]
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to drink (something) very slowly over a long period of time
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He nursed his glass of wine.
