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1Nurse — Nurse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nursing}.] 1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant. (b) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to… …
2Nurse log — in Avatar Grove, BC A nurse log is a fallen tree which, as it decays, provides ecological facilitation to seedlings. Broader definitions include providing shade or support to other plants. Some of the advantages a nurse log offers to a seedling… …
3nurse — vb Nurse, nurture, foster, cherish, cultivate are comparable especially when they mean to give the care neces sary to the growth, development, or continued welfare or existence of someone or something. Nurse basically implies close care of and… …
4Nurse crop — In agriculture, a nurse crop is an annual crop used to assist in establishment of a perennial crop. The widest use of nurse crops is in the establishment of legumaceous plants such as alfalfa, clover, and trefoil. Occasionally nurse crops are… …
5nurse — [13] The ultimate source of nurse was Latin nūtrīre (which also gave English nourish [13], nutriment [16], and nutrition [16]). This originally meant ‘suckle’ (it is related to Sanskrit snauti ‘drips, trickles’), but was later generalized to… …
6nurse — [13] The ultimate source of nurse was Latin nūtrīre (which also gave English nourish [13], nutriment [16], and nutrition [16]). This originally meant ‘suckle’ (it is related to Sanskrit snauti ‘drips, trickles’), but was later generalized to… …
7nurse — n. & v. n. 1 a person trained to assist doctors in caring for the sick or infirm. 2 a person employed or trained to take charge of young children. 3 archaic = wet nurse. 4 Forestry a tree planted as a shelter to others. 5 Zool. a sexually… …
8nurse crop — noun : a crop planted with another presumably to shelter it from competition with weeds or other undesirable plants compare companion crop, nurse grass * * * a crop planted in the same field with another crop, esp. to minimize the growth of weeds …
9nurse log — noun a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants • Hypernyms: ↑log …
10To nurse billiard balls — Nurse Nurse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nursing}.] 1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant. (b) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; …
