crop-dusting spraying | the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum | small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia |
craw crop | a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food |
crop | the stock or handle of a whip |
crop | the output of something in a season, the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores |
riding crop hunting crop | a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates |
crop | a collection of people or things appearing together, the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas |
dry nurse | a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant |
foster-nurse | a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own |
graduate nurse trained nurse | someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school |
head nurse | the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution |
licensed practical nurse LPN practical nurse | a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick |
nanny nursemaid nurse | a woman who is the custodian of children |
nurse | one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician) |
nursing aide nurse's aide | someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training |
nurse-midwife | a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife |
nurse practitioner NP nurse clinician | a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician |
probationer student nurse | a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period |
registered nurse RN | a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration |
scrub nurse | a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery |
visiting nurse | a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes |
wet nurse wet-nurse wetnurse amah | a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else |
crop | a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale |
crop harvest | the yield from plants in a single growing season |
cash crop | a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco) |
catch crop | a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season |
cover crop | crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure |
field crop | a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes, cotton, hay, and grain are field crops |
root crop | crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips |
nurse-patient relation | the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient |
crop failure | the failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus |
nurse log | 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 |
nurse | try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury, He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs |
basset crop out | appear at the surface, A seam of coal bassets |
breastfeed suckle suck nurse wet-nurse lactate give suck | give suck to, The wetnurse suckled the infant, You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places |
dry-nurse | take care of an infant without breastfeeding it |
snip clip crop trim lop dress prune cut back | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of, dress the plants in the garden |
crop | cut short, She wanted her hair cropped short |
crop browse graze range pasture | feed as in a meadow or pasture, the herd was grazing |
crop a graze a pasture | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
crop | yield crops, This land crops well |
cultivate crop work | prepare for crops, Work the soil, cultivate the land |
harbor harbour hold entertain nurse | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings), bear a grudge, entertain interesting notions, harbor a resentment |
crop up pop up pop | appear suddenly or unexpectedly, The farm popped into view as we turned the corner, He suddenly popped up out of nowhere |
nurse | treat carefully, He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon, He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly |
nurse | serve as a nurse, care for sick or handicapped people |
field-crop | of or relating to field crops, field-crop management |