3148 lines
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3148 lines
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{
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"nurse":{
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"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
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"examples":[
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"sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"babysitter",
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"dry nurse",
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"nanny",
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"nannie",
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"nursemaid",
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"nurser",
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"sitter"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amah",
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"ayah",
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"au pair",
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"bonne",
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"mammy",
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"duenna",
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"fraulein",
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"governess",
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"mademoiselle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
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"examples":[
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"willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"administer (to)",
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"care (for)",
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"minister (to)",
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"mother"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cure",
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"heal",
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"remedy",
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"doctor",
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"treat",
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"aid",
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"conserve",
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"preserve",
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"provide (for)",
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"support",
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"baby",
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"coddle",
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"mollycoddle",
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"pamper",
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"spoil",
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"cater (to)",
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"humor",
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"indulge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"brush (aside or off)",
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"forget",
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"ignore",
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"neglect",
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"overlook",
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"slight"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to give milk to from the breast":{
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"examples":[
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"a new mother's decision to nurse her baby"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breast-feed",
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"suckle",
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"wet-nurse"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bottle-feed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
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"examples":[
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"he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bear",
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"cherish",
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"entertain",
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"harbor",
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"have",
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"hold"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cultivate",
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"foster",
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"nurture",
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"support",
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"sustain",
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"carry",
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"keep",
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"maintain",
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"preserve",
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"remember",
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"retain",
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"treasure",
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"cleave (to)",
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"cling (to)",
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"hug",
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"stick (to)",
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"brood (about or over)",
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"fixate (on or upon)",
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"obsess (about or over)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disregard",
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"drop",
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"forget",
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"ignore",
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"neglect",
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"overlook",
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"abjure",
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"decline",
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"deny",
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"disdain",
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"refuse",
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"reject",
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"repudiate",
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"scorn",
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"abandon",
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"desert",
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"discard",
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"forsake",
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"give up",
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"part (with)",
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"quit",
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"renounce",
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"throw out",
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"erase",
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"expunge"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to treat with great or excessive care":{
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"examples":[
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"nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baby",
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"cocker",
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"coddle",
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"cosset",
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"dandle",
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"indulge",
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"mollycoddle",
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"pamper",
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"spoil",
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"wet-nurse"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cater (to)",
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"humor",
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"content",
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"delight",
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"gladden",
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"gratify",
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"mother",
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"oblige",
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"please",
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"satisfy",
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"appease",
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"mollify",
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"pacify",
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"placate",
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"soothe"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"control",
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"discipline",
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"restrain",
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"oppress",
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"neglect",
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"overlook",
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"slight",
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"molest",
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"outrage",
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"violate",
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"harass",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"injure",
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"oppress",
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"persecute",
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"torment",
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"torture",
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"victimize"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abuse",
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"ill-treat",
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"ill-use",
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"maltreat",
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"manhandle",
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"mishandle",
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"mistreat",
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"misuse"
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]
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},
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"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
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"examples":[
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"as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"breed",
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"bring up",
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"foster",
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"nourish",
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"raise",
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"rear"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"father",
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"mother",
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"attend",
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"care (for)",
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"cradle",
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"cultivate",
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"mind",
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"minister (to)",
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"nurture",
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"watch",
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"discipline",
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"educate",
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"instruct",
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"mentor",
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"school",
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"teach",
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"train",
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"tutor",
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"edify",
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"enlighten",
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"indoctrinate",
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"feed",
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"provide (for)",
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"supply",
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"advance",
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"forward",
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"further",
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"promote",
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"prepare",
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"direct",
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"guide",
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"lead",
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"shepherd",
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"show"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abuse",
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"ill-treat",
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"ill-use",
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"maltreat",
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"mishandle",
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"mistreat",
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"ignore",
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"neglect",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"injure"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to help the growth or development of":{
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"examples":[
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"her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"incubate",
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"nourish",
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"nurture",
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"promote"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advocate",
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"back",
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"champion",
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"endorse",
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"indorse",
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"support",
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"uphold",
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"endow",
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"finance",
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"fund",
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"patronize",
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"stake",
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"subsidize",
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"underwrite",
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"abet",
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"advertise",
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"boost",
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"plug",
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"publicize",
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"tout",
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"agitate (for)",
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"campaign (for)",
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"work (for)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ban",
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"bar",
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"enjoin",
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"forbid",
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"interdict",
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"outlaw",
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"prevent",
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"prohibit",
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"proscribe",
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"battle",
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"combat",
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"contend (with)",
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"counter",
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"fight",
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"oppose",
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"repress",
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"snuff (out)",
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"squash",
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"squelch",
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"stifle",
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"subdue",
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"suppress",
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"arrest",
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"check",
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"halt",
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"retard",
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"encumber",
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"fetter",
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"hobble",
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"impede",
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"interfere (with)",
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"manacle",
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"obstruct",
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"shackle"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"discourage",
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"frustrate",
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"hinder",
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"inhibit"
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]
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},
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"to use or give out in stingy amounts":{
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"examples":[
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"he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"scant",
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"skimp (on)",
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"spare",
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"stint (on)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dole out",
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"mete (out)",
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"portion (out)",
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"ration (out)",
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"pinch",
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"shortchange",
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"conserve",
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"preserve"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"heap",
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"lavish",
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"pour",
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"rain",
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"shower"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"nurse-practitioners":{
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"as in nurses , aidmen":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aidmen",
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"nurses",
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"interns",
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"internes",
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"residents",
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"EMTs",
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"paramedics",
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"paramedicals",
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"plastic surgeons",
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"surgeons",
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"physical therapists",
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"physiotherapists",
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"specialists",
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"attendings",
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"clinicians",
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"hospitalists",
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"anesthesiologists",
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"dermatologists",
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"gynecologists",
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"internists",
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"neurologists",
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"ob-gyns",
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"obstetricians",
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"ophthalmologists",
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"orthopedists",
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"pathologists",
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"pediatricians",
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"pediatrists",
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"physiatrists",
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"podiatrists",
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"radiologists",
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"urologists",
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"family doctors",
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"family physicians",
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"family practitioners",
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"general practitioners",
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"croakers",
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"docs",
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"doctors",
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"medicos",
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"medics",
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"physicians",
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"sawbones",
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"sawboneses"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nondoctors",
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"nonphysicians"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nursling":{
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"as in suckling , foundling":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"foundling",
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"suckling",
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"cherub",
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"preemie",
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"premie",
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"babe",
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"baby",
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"bambino",
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"child",
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"infant",
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"neonate",
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"newborn",
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"bantling",
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"kid",
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"kiddie",
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"kiddy",
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"kiddo",
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"moppet",
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"toddler",
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"tot",
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"tyke",
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"tike",
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"boy",
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"nipper",
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"tad",
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"juvenile",
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"minor",
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"youngling",
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"youngster",
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"youth",
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"imp",
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"squirt",
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"urchin",
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"whippersnapper",
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"girl",
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"hoyden",
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"tomboy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"elder",
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"graybeard",
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"oldster",
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"old-timer",
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"senior",
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"senior citizen"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in convalescent":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"convalescent",
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"sufferer",
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"victim",
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"rehabilitant",
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"inpatient",
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"outpatient",
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"case",
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"patient"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nurtured":{
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"to help the growth or development of":{
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"examples":[
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"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advanced",
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"cultivated",
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"encouraged",
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"forwarded",
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"fostered",
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"furthered",
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"incubated",
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"nourished",
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"nursed",
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"promoted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advocated",
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"backed",
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"championed",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"supported",
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"upheld",
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"endowed",
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"financed",
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"funded",
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"patronized",
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"staked",
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"subsidized",
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"underwrote",
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"abetted",
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"aided",
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"assisted",
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"advertised",
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"boosted",
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"plugged",
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"publicized",
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"touted",
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"agitated (for)",
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"campaigned (for)",
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"worked (for)",
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"wrought (for)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"banned",
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"barred",
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"enjoined",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"interdicted",
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"outlawed",
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"prevented",
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"prohibited",
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"proscribed",
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"battled",
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"combated",
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"combatted",
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"contended (with)",
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"countered",
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"fought",
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"opposed",
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"repressed",
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"snuffed (out)",
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"squashed",
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"squelched",
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"stifled",
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"subdued",
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"suppressed",
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"arrested",
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"checked",
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"halted",
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"retarded",
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"encumbered",
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"fettered",
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"hobbled",
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"impeded",
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"interfered (with)",
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"manacled",
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"obstructed",
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"shackled"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"discouraged",
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"frustrated",
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"hindered",
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"inhibited"
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]
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},
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"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
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"examples":[
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"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"edified",
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"educated",
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"enlightened",
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"illumed",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"inspired"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"elevated",
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"ennobled",
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"enriched",
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"ensouled",
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"lifted",
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"uplifted",
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"bettered",
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"improved",
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"regenerated",
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"renewed",
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"transformed",
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"exalted",
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"glorified",
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"transfigured"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"confused",
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"perplexed",
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"puzzled",
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"beclouded",
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"clouded",
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"darkened",
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"obscured"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"sustained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
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"satisfied",
|
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"nursed",
|
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"suckled",
|
|
"cloyed",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"replenished",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"catered",
|
|
"provisioned",
|
|
"victualed",
|
|
"victualled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"nurturing":{
|
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"as in giving , caring":{
|
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caring",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
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"matronly",
|
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"female",
|
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"feminine",
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|
"womanish",
|
|
"womanlike",
|
|
"womanly",
|
|
"parental",
|
|
"maternal",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"motherly"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in development , guidance":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"development",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"nurturance",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"tuition",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
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"tutoring",
|
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"edification",
|
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"enlightenment",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"preparation",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"didactics",
|
|
"pedagogics",
|
|
"pedagogy",
|
|
"higher education",
|
|
"higher learning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"incubating",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"agitating (for)",
|
|
"campaigning (for)",
|
|
"working (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"inhibiting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illuming",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"inspiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"ensouling",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"transfiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"sustaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"satiating",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"suckling",
|
|
"cloying",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"surfeiting",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"replenishing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"catering",
|
|
"provisioning",
|
|
"victualing",
|
|
"victualling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursemaid":{
|
|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sent the children to their nursemaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babysitter",
|
|
"dry nurse",
|
|
"nanny",
|
|
"nannie",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nurser",
|
|
"sitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"bonne",
|
|
"mammy",
|
|
"duenna",
|
|
"fraulein",
|
|
"governess",
|
|
"mademoiselle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursing":{
|
|
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administering (to)",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"ministering (to)",
|
|
"mothering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"treating",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brushing (aside or off)",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give milk to from the breast":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a new mother's decision to nurse her baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breast-feeding",
|
|
"suckling",
|
|
"wet-nursing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottle-feeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"harboring",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"remembering",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"cleaving (to)",
|
|
"clinging (to)",
|
|
"hugging",
|
|
"sticking (to)",
|
|
"brooding (about or over)",
|
|
"fixating (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsessing (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"abjuring",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disdaining",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"parting (with)",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"throwing out",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"expunging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"cockering",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"cosseting",
|
|
"dandling",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"wet-nursing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"mothering",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"soothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"molesting",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"victimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"ill-treating",
|
|
"ill-using",
|
|
"maltreating",
|
|
"manhandling",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"mistreating",
|
|
"misusing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breeding",
|
|
"bringing up",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"mothering",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"cradling",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"ministering (to)",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"indoctrinating",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"showing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"ill-treating",
|
|
"ill-using",
|
|
"maltreating",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"mistreating",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"incubating",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"agitating (for)",
|
|
"campaigning (for)",
|
|
"working (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"inhibiting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or give out in stingy amounts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"scanting",
|
|
"skimping (on)",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"stinting (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"portioning (out)",
|
|
"rationing (out)",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"pouring",
|
|
"raining",
|
|
"showering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"nurses":{
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|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"babysitters",
|
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"dry nurses",
|
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"nannies",
|
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"nursemaids",
|
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"nursers",
|
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"sitters"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amahs",
|
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"ayahs",
|
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"au pairs",
|
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"bonnes",
|
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"mammies",
|
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"duennas",
|
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"frauleins",
|
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"governesses",
|
|
"mademoiselles",
|
|
"mesdemoiselles"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administers (to)",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"ministers (to)",
|
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"mothers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"doctors",
|
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"treats",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"conserves",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"indulges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give milk to from the breast":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a new mother's decision to nurse her baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breast-feeds",
|
|
"suckles",
|
|
"wet-nurses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottle-feeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"remembers",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"cleaves (to)",
|
|
"clings (to)",
|
|
"hugs",
|
|
"sticks (to)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"abjures",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"parts (with)",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"erases",
|
|
"expunges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"cockers",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"cossets",
|
|
"dandles",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"wet-nurses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"molests",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"victimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"ill-treats",
|
|
"ill-uses",
|
|
"maltreats",
|
|
"manhandles",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"mistreats",
|
|
"misuses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breeds",
|
|
"brings up",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"ministers (to)",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"educates",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"schools",
|
|
"teaches",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"edifies",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"indoctrinates",
|
|
"feeds",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"shows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"ill-treats",
|
|
"ill-uses",
|
|
"maltreats",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"mistreats",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"incubates",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"underwrites",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"touts",
|
|
"agitates (for)",
|
|
"campaigns (for)",
|
|
"works (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"inhibits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or give out in stingy amounts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"scants",
|
|
"skimps (on)",
|
|
"spares",
|
|
"stints (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doles out",
|
|
"metes (out)",
|
|
"portions (out)",
|
|
"rations (out)",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"shortchanges",
|
|
"conserves",
|
|
"preserves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"pours",
|
|
"rains",
|
|
"showers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursed":{
|
|
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered (to)",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"ministered (to)",
|
|
"mothered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give milk to from the breast":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a new mother's decision to nurse her baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breast-fed",
|
|
"suckled",
|
|
"wet-nursed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bottle-fed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"harbored",
|
|
"held"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"remembered",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"cleaved (to)",
|
|
"clung (to)",
|
|
"hugged",
|
|
"stuck (to)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"abjured",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disdained",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"parted (with)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"expunged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"cockered",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"cosseted",
|
|
"dandled",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"wet-nursed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"mothered",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"molested",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"victimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"ill-treated",
|
|
"ill-used",
|
|
"maltreated",
|
|
"manhandled",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"mistreated",
|
|
"misused"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bred",
|
|
"brought up",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"reared"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"mothered",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"cradled",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"ministered (to)",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"mentored",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"edified",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"indoctrinated",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"shepherded",
|
|
"showed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"ill-treated",
|
|
"ill-used",
|
|
"maltreated",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"mistreated",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"incubated",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"staked",
|
|
"subsidized",
|
|
"underwrote",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"agitated (for)",
|
|
"campaigned (for)",
|
|
"worked (for)",
|
|
"wrought (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"shackled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"inhibited"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or give out in stingy amounts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"scanted",
|
|
"skimped (on)",
|
|
"spared",
|
|
"stinted (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"portioned (out)",
|
|
"rationed (out)",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"shortchanged",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"preserved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"poured",
|
|
"rained",
|
|
"showered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurturance":{
|
|
"as in encouragement , advancement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"facilitation",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"furtherance",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"abetment",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hand",
|
|
"leg up",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"patronage",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"sponsorship",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"hand-holding",
|
|
"service",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"assuagement",
|
|
"palliation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"succor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
"repression",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"deterrence",
|
|
"discouragement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in fertility , fruitfulness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fertileness",
|
|
"fertility",
|
|
"fruitfulness",
|
|
"productivity",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"maternity",
|
|
"motherliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursemaids":{
|
|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sent the children to their nursemaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babysitters",
|
|
"dry nurses",
|
|
"nannies",
|
|
"nursers",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"sitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amahs",
|
|
"ayahs",
|
|
"au pairs",
|
|
"bonnes",
|
|
"mammies",
|
|
"duennas",
|
|
"frauleins",
|
|
"governesses",
|
|
"mademoiselles",
|
|
"mesdemoiselles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursery":{
|
|
"a place or environment that favors the development of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breeding ground",
|
|
"hotbed",
|
|
"hothouse",
|
|
"nest",
|
|
"nidus",
|
|
"seedbed",
|
|
"seminary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crucible",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"cynosure",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"hub",
|
|
"mecca",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"headquarters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a school for children who are generally less than five years old":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cr\u00e8che",
|
|
"day nursery",
|
|
"nursery school",
|
|
"pre-K",
|
|
"prekindergarten",
|
|
"preschool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursery schools":{
|
|
"a school for children who are generally less than five years old":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cr\u00e8ches",
|
|
"day nurseries",
|
|
"nurseries",
|
|
"prekindergartens",
|
|
"pre-Ks",
|
|
"preschools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurse-practitioner":{
|
|
"as in nurse , aidman":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aidman",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"interne",
|
|
"resident",
|
|
"EMT",
|
|
"paramedic",
|
|
"paramedical",
|
|
"plastic surgeon",
|
|
"surgeon",
|
|
"physical therapist",
|
|
"physiotherapist",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"clinician",
|
|
"hospitalist",
|
|
"anesthesiologist",
|
|
"dermatologist",
|
|
"gynecologist",
|
|
"internist",
|
|
"neurologist",
|
|
"ob-gyn",
|
|
"obstetrician",
|
|
"ophthalmologist",
|
|
"orthopedist",
|
|
"pathologist",
|
|
"pediatrician",
|
|
"pediatrist",
|
|
"physiatrist",
|
|
"podiatrist",
|
|
"radiologist",
|
|
"urologist",
|
|
"family doctor",
|
|
"family physician",
|
|
"family practitioner",
|
|
"general practitioner",
|
|
"croaker",
|
|
"doc",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"medic",
|
|
"medico",
|
|
"physician",
|
|
"sawbones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctor",
|
|
"nonphysician"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurse-midwives":{
|
|
"as in midwives , obstetricians":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"midwives",
|
|
"obstetricians",
|
|
"croakers",
|
|
"docs",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"medicos",
|
|
"medics",
|
|
"physicians",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"sawboneses",
|
|
"anesthesiologists",
|
|
"dermatologists",
|
|
"gynecologists",
|
|
"internists",
|
|
"neurologists",
|
|
"ob-gyns",
|
|
"ophthalmologists",
|
|
"optometrists",
|
|
"orthopedists",
|
|
"pathologists",
|
|
"pediatricians",
|
|
"pediatrists",
|
|
"physiatrists",
|
|
"podiatrists",
|
|
"radiologists",
|
|
"urologists",
|
|
"family doctors",
|
|
"family physicians",
|
|
"family practitioners",
|
|
"general practitioners",
|
|
"attendings",
|
|
"clinicians",
|
|
"hospitalists",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"plastic surgeons",
|
|
"surgeons",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"internes",
|
|
"residents",
|
|
"aidmen",
|
|
"nurse-practitioners",
|
|
"nurses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctors",
|
|
"nonphysicians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurseries":{
|
|
"a place or environment that favors the development of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breeding grounds",
|
|
"hotbeds",
|
|
"hothouses",
|
|
"nests",
|
|
"nidi",
|
|
"niduses",
|
|
"seedbeds",
|
|
"seminaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crucibles",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"capitals",
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"cynosures",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"hubs",
|
|
"meccas",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"seats",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"headquarters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a school for children who are generally less than five years old":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cr\u00e8ches",
|
|
"day nurseries",
|
|
"nursery schools",
|
|
"prekindergartens",
|
|
"pre-Ks",
|
|
"preschools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurser":{
|
|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"volunteered at the hospital as a nurser to hold premature babies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babysitter",
|
|
"dry nurse",
|
|
"nanny",
|
|
"nannie",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"sitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"bonne",
|
|
"mammy",
|
|
"duenna",
|
|
"fraulein",
|
|
"governess",
|
|
"mademoiselle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurture":{
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"incubate",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"agitate (for)",
|
|
"campaign (for)",
|
|
"work (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"inhibit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edify",
|
|
"educate",
|
|
"enlighten",
|
|
"illume",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"inspire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"ensoul",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"regenerate",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"transform",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"transfigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"sustain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
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"nurse",
|
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"suckle",
|
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"cloy",
|
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"fill",
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"surfeit",
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"fortify",
|
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"replenish",
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"strengthen",
|
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"feed",
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"board",
|
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"cater",
|
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"provision",
|
|
"victual"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"as in diet , nourishment":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"diet",
|
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"nourishment",
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"sustenance",
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"aliment",
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"nutriment",
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"bread",
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"chow",
|
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"chuck",
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"comestibles",
|
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"eatables",
|
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"eats",
|
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"edibles",
|
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"fare",
|
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"food",
|
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"foodstuffs",
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"grub",
|
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"meat",
|
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"provender",
|
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"provisions",
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"table",
|
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"tucker",
|
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"viands",
|
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"victuals",
|
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"vittles",
|
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"ensilage",
|
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"feed",
|
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"fodder",
|
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"forage",
|
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"silage",
|
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"slop",
|
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"swill",
|
|
"feast",
|
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"meal",
|
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"refreshments",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"repast",
|
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"spread",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"rations",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"platter",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"finger food",
|
|
"natural food"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"nurslings":{
|
|
"as in sucklings , foundlings":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"foundlings",
|
|
"sucklings",
|
|
"cherubs",
|
|
"cherubim",
|
|
"preemies",
|
|
"premies",
|
|
"babes",
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"bambinos",
|
|
"bambini",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"infants",
|
|
"neonates",
|
|
"newborn",
|
|
"newborns",
|
|
"bantlings",
|
|
"kiddies",
|
|
"kiddos",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"moppets",
|
|
"toddlers",
|
|
"tots",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes",
|
|
"boys",
|
|
"nippers",
|
|
"tads",
|
|
"juveniles",
|
|
"minors",
|
|
"younglings",
|
|
"youngsters",
|
|
"youths",
|
|
"imps",
|
|
"squirts",
|
|
"urchins",
|
|
"whippersnappers",
|
|
"girls",
|
|
"hoydens",
|
|
"tomboys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adults",
|
|
"grown-ups",
|
|
"elders",
|
|
"graybeards",
|
|
"oldsters",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"senior citizens",
|
|
"seniors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in convalescents":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"convalescents",
|
|
"sufferers",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"rehabilitants",
|
|
"inpatients",
|
|
"outpatients",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"patients"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursers":{
|
|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"volunteered at the hospital as a nurser to hold premature babies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babysitters",
|
|
"dry nurses",
|
|
"nannies",
|
|
"nursemaids",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"sitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amahs",
|
|
"ayahs",
|
|
"au pairs",
|
|
"bonnes",
|
|
"mammies",
|
|
"duennas",
|
|
"frauleins",
|
|
"governesses",
|
|
"mademoiselles",
|
|
"mesdemoiselles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursery school":{
|
|
"a school for children who are generally less than five years old":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parents trying to find the right nursery school for their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cr\u00e8che",
|
|
"day nursery",
|
|
"nursery",
|
|
"pre-K",
|
|
"prekindergarten",
|
|
"preschool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurturances":{
|
|
"as in encouragements , advancements":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"encouragements",
|
|
"facilitations",
|
|
"furtherances",
|
|
"abetments",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hands",
|
|
"legs up",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"patronages",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"sponsorships",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"hand-holdings",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"philanthropies",
|
|
"assuagements",
|
|
"palliations",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"succors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"inhibitions",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurse-midwife":{
|
|
"as in midwife , obstetrician":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"midwife",
|
|
"obstetrician",
|
|
"croaker",
|
|
"doc",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"medic",
|
|
"medico",
|
|
"physician",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"anesthesiologist",
|
|
"dermatologist",
|
|
"gynecologist",
|
|
"internist",
|
|
"neurologist",
|
|
"ob-gyn",
|
|
"ophthalmologist",
|
|
"optometrist",
|
|
"orthopedist",
|
|
"pathologist",
|
|
"pediatrician",
|
|
"pediatrist",
|
|
"physiatrist",
|
|
"podiatrist",
|
|
"radiologist",
|
|
"urologist",
|
|
"family doctor",
|
|
"family physician",
|
|
"family practitioner",
|
|
"general practitioner",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"clinician",
|
|
"hospitalist",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"plastic surgeon",
|
|
"surgeon",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"interne",
|
|
"resident",
|
|
"aidman",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nurse-practitioner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctor",
|
|
"nonphysician"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurtures":{
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"incubates",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"underwrites",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"touts",
|
|
"agitates (for)",
|
|
"campaigns (for)",
|
|
"works (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"inhibits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edifies",
|
|
"educates",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"illumes",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"illumines",
|
|
"inspires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"ensouls",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"transfigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"beclouds",
|
|
"clouds",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"obscures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"sustains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sates",
|
|
"satiates",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"suckles",
|
|
"cloys",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"replenishes",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"feeds",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"caters",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"victuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in diets , nourishments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diets",
|
|
"nourishments",
|
|
"sustenances",
|
|
"aliments",
|
|
"nutriments",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"paps",
|
|
"commissaries",
|
|
"rations",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"ensilages",
|
|
"feeds",
|
|
"fodders",
|
|
"forages",
|
|
"silages",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"swills",
|
|
"amuse-bouches",
|
|
"amuses-bouches",
|
|
"amuse-gueules",
|
|
"antipasti",
|
|
"appetizers",
|
|
"apps",
|
|
"canap\u00e9s",
|
|
"cocktails",
|
|
"hors d'oeuvres",
|
|
"hors d'oeuvre",
|
|
"munchies",
|
|
"starters",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"meals",
|
|
"refreshments",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"repasts",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"finger foods",
|
|
"natural foods",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"dishes",
|
|
"plates",
|
|
"platters",
|
|
"servings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banes",
|
|
"poisons",
|
|
"toxins",
|
|
"venoms"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |