Dictionary Check: doctor
"doctor" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
Example:
"the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
noun
a licensed medical practitioner
Example:
"I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
noun
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
Example:
"the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"
noun
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution
Example:
"she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Example:
"Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
verb
give medical treatment to
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