n.
1.a licensed medical practitioner
2.(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching
3.children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office
4.a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution doctor v.
1.alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
2.give medical treatment to
3.restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
Idiom of the Day
hang out one's shingle
to notify the public of the opening of an office - especially an office of a doctor or lawyer or other professional
The man will hang out his shingle now that he has graduated from law school.