nurse
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA person involved in providing direct care for the sick: Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession.
Example:
My aunt was my nurse while I recuperated at home from surgery.
- verbTo breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
Example:
She believes that nursing her baby will make him strong and healthy.
- nounA nurse shark or dogfish.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #416 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 91% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None