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(noun) Plural of nurse; people trained to care for the sick.

(noun) The profession or practice of caring for the sick and injured.

A hard-shelled fruit containing an edible kernel.

(noun) Plural of nut; hard-shelled edible seeds.

A large deciduous tree with lobed leaves and acorns as fruit, valued for its hard, durable wood.

A fertile area in a desert where water is found, allowing vegetation to grow.

A solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one's future actions or behavior.

Ground or rolled oat grains used to make porridge or in baking.

The act or practice of obeying; compliance with an order, request, or law.

Willing to comply with orders or requests; submissive to another's authority.

To comply with the command, direction, or request of a person or law.

A material thing that can be seen and touched.

An expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition.

Plural of objection; multiple expressions of disapproval or opposition.

A thing aimed at or sought; a goal.

Plural of object; multiple material things that can be seen and touched.

Required by legal, moral, or other rule; bound by duty or commitment.

An act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound.

Plural of obligation; multiple duties or responsibilities one is bound to fulfill.

To make someone legally or morally bound to do something.

Grateful or indebted to someone for a favor or service.

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening.

Extremely unpleasant, especially in behavior or attitude.

Offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency, especially relating to sexual matters.

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

The action or process of observing something or someone carefully.

Plural of observation; multiple remarks or comments based on what one has noticed.

To notice or perceive something and register it as being significant.

Past tense and past participle of observe; watched or noticed something.

A person who watches or notices something.

Present participle of observe; the act of watching or noticing something carefully.

Preoccupied or filled with thoughts of something or someone to a troubling extent.

An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind.

Of the nature of an obsession; preoccupying one's thoughts excessively.

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

Plural of obstacle; multiple things that block progress or hinder movement.

A thing that impedes or blocks; a blockage.

To get, acquire, or secure something.

Past tense and past participle of obtain; got or acquired something.

Easily perceived or understood; clear and self-evident.

In a way that is easily perceived or understood; clearly.

A particular time or instance of an event.

Occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly.

At infrequent or irregular intervals; now and then.

Plural of occasion; multiple particular times or instances of events.

A job or profession.

(Of a space or seat) Being used by someone.

To reside or have one's place of business in a building.

To happen; to take place.

Past tense and past participle of occur; happened or took place.