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NOUN | 1 | care, attention, aid, tending | The work of caring for or attending to someone or something |
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2 | care, caution, precaution, forethought | Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | |
3 | care, concern, fear | An anxious feeling | |
4 | care | A cause for feeling concern | |
5 | care, charge, tutelage, guardianship | Attention and management implying responsibility for safety | |
6 | care, maintenance, upkeep | Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | |
VERB | 1 | care | Feel concern or interest |
2 | care, give care | Provide care for | |
3 | care, wish, like | Prefer or wish to do something | |
4 | care, manage, deal, handle | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of | |
5 | care, worry | Be concerned with |
Sounds | keh'r |
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Rhymes | affair, air, airfare, and 109 more rhymes in ehr at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The work of caring for or attending to someone or something. |
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Examples | "no medical care was required" |
Synonyms | attention, aid, tending |
Narrower | hair care, haircare, hairdressing; maternalism; babysitting, baby sitting; pet sitting; dental care; first aid; treatment; incubation; livery; manicure; pedicure; nourishment; nursing; tender loving care, TLC; nurturance; personal care; skin care, skincare; faith healing, faith cure; tree surgery; healthcare, health care |
Broader | work |
Verbs | care |
Meaning | Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger. |
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Examples | "he handled the vase with care" |
Synonyms | caution, precaution, forethought |
Broader | judiciousness |
Meaning | An anxious feeling. |
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Examples | "care had aged him" |
Synonyms | concern, fear |
Broader | anxiety |
Verbs | care |
Meaning | A cause for feeling concern. |
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Examples | "his major care was the illness of his wife" |
Broader | predicament, quandary, plight |
Verbs | care; care |
Meaning | Attention and management implying responsibility for safety. |
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Examples | "he is in the care of a bodyguard" |
Synonyms | charge, tutelage, guardianship |
Narrower | due care, ordinary care, reasonable care; foster care; great care; providence; slight care |
Broader | protection |
Verbs | care |
Meaning | Activity involved in maintaining something in good working order. |
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Examples | "he wrote the manual on car care" |
Synonyms | maintenance, upkeep |
Narrower | camera care; car care; overhaul, inspection and repair, service; pump priming; scheduled maintenance; steam fitting |
Broader | repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation |
Meaning | Feel concern or interest. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Model | Sam and Sue care |
Examples | "I really care about my work"; "I don't care" |
Broader | feel for, pity, compassionate, condole with, sympathize with |
See also | care for; care |
Nouns | care; caring |
Meaning | Provide care for. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | give care |
Narrower | dry-nurse; attend, take care, look, see; mother, fuss, overprotect; nurse |
Broader | help, assist, aid |
See also | care |
Nouns | care |
Meaning | Prefer or wish to do something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Model | They care to move |
Examples | "Do you care to try this dish?" |
Synonyms | wish, like |
Narrower | please |
Broader | desire, want |
Meaning | Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | manage, deal, handle |
Narrower | administer, administrate; organize, organise; work; come to grips, get to grips; dispose of; take care, mind; coordinate; juggle; process; mismanage, mishandle, misconduct; direct; conduct, carry on, deal; touch |
Broader | control, command |
Nouns | care |
Meaning | Be concerned with. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | worry |
Narrower | brood, dwell |
Broader | mind |
Nouns | care; care |