Nurse
Nurse verb - To keep in one's mind or heart.
Usage example: he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| human | human nurse | human refuse |
| plain | plain nurse | plain refuse |
| real | real nurse | real refuse |
| little | little nurse | little refuse |
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Refuse and Nurse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nurse/refuse
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