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paralyse, immobilize, stun: The doctor numbed my hand before
removing the wart. Fear numbed her, and she felt nothing as the
monster approached.
number n. 1 numeral, integer, figure, digit: The columns of numbers
were entered in a neat hand. 2 few, handful, crowd, slew, gang,
bunch, party, bevy, covey, troop, company, platoon, swarm,
horde, multitude, mob, host, army, mass, hundred, thousand,
million, billion; several, many, numbers, legions, US and
Canadian slew(s) or slue(s), Colloq loads, tons: A number of
people attended the meeting. An enormous number of viruses could
fit on the head of a pin. 3 issue; edition, copy: The fourth
number of the quarterly is published at the end of the year.
--v. 4 count, enumerate, compute, calculate, tally, figure
(up), add (up), include, total, tot (up), reckon, sum (up): Who
can number the stars?
numberless
adj. uncountable, uncounted, countless, innumerable,
incalculable, immeasurable, numerous, untold, myriad, infinite:
Although seemingly numberless, the number of grains of sand in
the universe is calculable.
nuptial adj. bridal, matrimonial, wedding, spousal, wedded, marital;
connubial, conjugal, Literary hymeneal: The nuptial
arrangements have been made.
nurse n. 1 angel of mercy, Florence Nightingale, Brit sister: I
awoke to see two nurses bending over me.
--v. 2 care for, look after, tend, attend, minister to, treat;
nurture, foster, coddle, baby, pamper, cherish, preserve, keep
alive, cultivate, develop: During his illness, she nursed him
night and day. We nursed the company along through the first
year. 3 wet-nurse, suckle, breast-feed, nourish: Nursing
mothers must be careful about what they eat. 4 preserve,
harbour, keep alive, nurture, foster: She has nursed a grudge
against him for ten years.
nutritious
adj. healthful, healthy, nutritive, wholesome, life-giving,
beneficial, salutary, nourishing, alimentary, nutrimental: Be