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English Idioms :: health
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healer.html - See: CLEAN HILL OF HEALTH. |
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Traditional English :: heal
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healer.html - v. 1 intr. (often foll. by up) (of a wound or injury) become sound or healthy again. 2 tr. cause (a wound, disease, or person) to heal or be healed. 3 tr. put right (differences etc.). 4 tr. alleviate (sorrow etc.). heal-all 1 a universal remedy, a panacea. 2 a popular name of various medicinal plants. healable adj. healer n. [OE hólan f. Gmc, rel. to WHOLE] |
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Traditional English :: heald
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healer.html - n. = HEDDLE. [app. f. OE hefel, hefeld, f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: health
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healer.html - n. 1 the state of being well in body or mind. 2 a person's mental or physical condition ( has poor health). 3 soundness, esp. financial or moral (the health of the nation). 4 a toast drunk in someone's honour. health centre the headquarters of a group of local medical services. health certificate a certificate stating a person's fitness for work etc. health farm a residential establishment where people seek improved health by a regime of dieting, exercise, etc. health food natural food thought to have health-giving qualities. health service a public service providing medical care. health visitor Brit. a trained nurse who visits those in need of medical attention in their homes. [OE hólth f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: healthful
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healer.html - adj. conducive to good health; beneficial. healthfully adv. healthfulness n. |
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Traditional English :: healthy
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healer.html - adj. (healthier, healthiest) 1 having, showing, or promoting good health. 2 beneficial, helpful (a healthy respect for experience). healthily adv. healthiness n. |
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