sick+person
11sick call — noun the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick • Syn: ↑sick parade • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …
12sick — 1. adj., n., & v. adj. 1 (often in comb.) esp. Brit. vomiting or tending to vomit (feels sick; has been sick; seasick). 2 esp. US ill; affected by illness (has been sick for a week; a sick man; sick with measles). 3 a (often foll. by at) esp.… …
13SICK, PRAYER FOR — Among the earliest prayers recorded are those for the sick. Moses prayed for his leprous sister, Miriam: Heal her now, O God, I beseech Thee (Num. 12:13). When Hezekiah was gravely ill, he turned his face to the wall and prayed unto the Lord (Isa …
14SICK CARE, COMMUNAL — As a religious duty and social service the Jewish community, like the city, took care of its sick. Many communities engaged communal physicians as well as making other necessary arrangements. Many ordinances, prayers, and descriptions of… …
15sick — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ill, ailing, diseased; nauseated; disgusted, fed up (sl.); bored. See disease, dislike. Ant., healthy, well. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill, ailing, unwell, disordered, diseased, feeble, weak,… …
16sick room — /ˈsɪk rum/ (say sik roohm) noun 1. a room in which a sick person is confined. 2. a sick bay …
17sick·bed — /ˈsıkˌbɛd/ noun, pl beds [count] : the bed on which a sick person lies The general gave the orders from his sickbed …
18sick·room — /ˈsıkˌruːm/ noun, pl rooms [count] : a room in which a sick person stays We brought father home from the hospital and converted a spare room into a sickroom …
19Sick — Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with disease of… …
20Sick bay — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… …
