Nurse
Nurse verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
Plug
Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| particular | particular nurse | particular plug |
| regular | regular nurse | regular plug |
| large | large nurse | large plug |
| new | new nurse | new plug |
| Other adjectives: random. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He's badly wounded in the process and they try to kill him on the table, but luckily a dedicated nurse attacked the officer sent to pull the plug and sat with him until he was conscious again.
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