Hand
Hand verb - To put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption.
Nurse
Nurse verb - To attend to the needs and comforts of.
How words are described
| human | human hand | human nurse |
| old | old hand | old nurse |
| good | good hand | good nurse |
| short | short hand | short nurse |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, large, little, new, possessed. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Another, the last we see of the nurse Mizuno Sanae after she's been crushed inside a malfunctioning elevator is her limp, bloody hand poking out of the wreckage.
Source: Dead-Hand Shot -
Then a nurse comes in with the woman's grown son, who shakes hands with him (only to realize that he has an unknown goo on his hand).
Source: Series / The Inbetweeners -
The guinea is shown being rescued along with Jo, and then happily wiggling in a nurse's hand at the infirmary.
Source: Series / Eureka
Cite this Source
Nurse and Hand. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/nurse
Hand & Nurse. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/nurse>.
Nurse or Hand. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand/nurse.
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