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doctor
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- OCTO
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
“the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor”
noun
a licensed medical practitioner
“I felt so bad I went to see my doctor”
noun
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
“she is a doctor of philosophy in physics”
verb
give medical treatment to
verb
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
“She repaired her TV set”
verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
“Sophisticate rose water with geraniol”
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Example Sentences
the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor
I felt so bad I went to see my doctor
she is a doctor of philosophy in physics
She repaired her TV set
Repair my shoes please
Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
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