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| bear with |
be patient with. |
| case1 |
someone who is injured or sick; a patient. [1/5 definitions] |
| childish |
If a person acts in a childish way, they act in some of the ways that little children act. They refuse to do things that make sense. They have difficulty being patient, and they can get very angry about things that are not really so important. They can be greedy. Sometimes they think only about their own feelings and nobody else's. Sometimes acting in a childish way, just means acting like a child and not like an adult acts. |
| hold one's horses |
to wait more calmly; be patient. |
| impatient |
not patient; not willing or able to wait calmly. [1/2 definitions] |
| meek |
patient and mild; not easily angered or upset, even when treated unfairly. [1/2 definitions] |
| patient |
A patient is a person or animal that is getting medical help. Doctors, nurses, and dentists have patients. [3 definitions] |
| prescribe |
When a doctor prescribes a medicine, they tell the patient that they should take this particular medicine, and usually they send a message to a drug store so that the patient can get the medicine there. |
| prescription |
an order written by a doctor for medicine to treat a patient. [1/2 definitions] |
| sedate |
When a doctor sedates a patient, they give the patient a drug to make them sleep and feel no pain. |
| temper |
When you lose your temper, you are not able to be calm or patient anymore. You suddenly become very angry. [1/4 definitions] |
| tired |
bored or no longer patient (usu. fol. by of). [1/2 definitions] |
| ward |
a large room in a hospital with beds for several patients, or a section for one type of patient. [1/4 definitions] |
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