Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (5 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (5 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (7 Points) |
Nurse
nəːs
- a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital
"a team of doctors and nurses"
- a person employed or trained to take charge of young children
"her mother's old nurse"
- a wet nurse
- a worker bee, ant, or other social insect, caring for a young brood
- a tree or crop planted as a shelter to others
"these plants grow beneath nurse trees such as oak"
- give medical and other attention to (a sick person)
"he was gradually nursed back to health"
- work as a nurse
"she nursed at the hospital for thirty years"
- try to cure or alleviate (an injury, injured part, or illness) by treating it carefully and protectively
"he has been nursing a cold"
- hold closely and carefully or caressingly
"he nursed his small case on his lap"
- hold (a drink), sipping it occasionally
"I nursed a double brandy"
- harbour (a belief or feeling), especially for a long time
"he still nursed a secret desire to try and make amends"
- take special care of, especially to promote development or well-being
"our political unity needs to be protected and nursed"
- feed (a baby) at the breast
"the women nursed their babies"
- be fed at the breast
"the baby snuffled as he nursed"
- be brought up in (a specified condition)
"he was nursed in the lap of plenty"
- try to play strokes which keep (the balls) close together