handle vs nurse

nurse vs handle

handle and nurse both are nouns.

handle and nurse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handle	Yes	No	Yes	No
nurse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nurse is a hyponym of handle; that is, nurse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handle:

handle: interact in a certain way
nurse: treat carefully

Other hyponyms of handle include bemock, mock, cut, disregard, ignore, snub, wrong, handle with kid gloves, criminalize, strong-arm, ride roughshod, run roughshod, upstage, rough-house, brutalise, brutalize, do well by, gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, friendzone.

handle (noun)	nurse (noun)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it	one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
	a woman who is the custodian of children

handle (verb)	nurse (verb)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
touch, lift, or hold with the hands	give suck to
handle effectively	maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
show and train	serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of	treat carefully
interact in a certain way

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