Nurse and Portion

Nurse

Nurse verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

Usage example: he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch

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Portion and nurse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead a verb "Nurse".

Nearby Words: nursed, nursery, nursing, nurseling

Portion verb - To give out (something) to appropriate individuals.

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Nurse and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nurse" instead a verb "Portion".

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

human	human nurse	human portion
good	good nurse	good portion
female	female nurse	female portion
particular	particular nurse	particular portion
Other adjectives: short, actual, male, large, great, black, new.

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The Verdict: Galvin spends a good portion of the film trying to hunt down an admissions nurse for his ongoing medical malpractice case.

Source: Surprise Witness

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