Nurse
Nurse verb - To attend to the needs and comforts of.
Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
How words are described
| old | old nurse | old throw |
| good | good nurse | good throw |
| nice | nice nurse | nice throw |
| regular | regular nurse | regular throw |
| Other adjectives: great, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Most notable similarities include a nurse garbed much like Nurse Ratched, and a deaf, dumb and blind Indian, whom Frank tries to convince to throw a drinking fountain through a window.
Source: Actor Allusion / Live-Action TV -
Dean is eventually forced to throw the bet in order to save the nurse's husband from a similar death.
Source: Littlest Cancer Patient - But when Kyle's mom finds out about her she not only lectures the kids on being sensitive to the disabled, but eventually convinces the town to throw an awards banquet for the nurse and a parade complete with dead fetus headbands!
Source: Inspirationally Disadvantaged
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