LEACHES Synonyms
10 hypernyms for leaches. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for LEACHES
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| barber | noun n | |||||
noun • a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade • United States composer (1910-1981) verb • perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of | ||||||
| bloodsucker | noun n | |||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | ||||||
| doctor | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a licensed medical practitioner • (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching • children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office • a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution verb • alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive • give medical treatment to • restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken | ||||||
| healer | adverb, noun adv, n | |||||
noun • a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | ||||||
| leaching | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the process of leaching | ||||||
| parasite | noun n | |||||
noun • an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| percolate | verb v | |||||
noun • the product of percolation verb • permeate or penetrate gradually • spread gradually • prepare in a percolator • cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance in order to extract a soluble constituent • pass through • gain or regain energy | ||||||
| physician | noun n | |||||
noun • a licensed medical practitioner | ||||||
| sponger | noun n | |||||
noun • a workman employed to collect sponges • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||
| vampire | noun n | |||||
noun • (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living | ||||||